12/04/2024
🌟 Wondering about the perfect time to start a family? 🤔
Here's the scoop: While women may experience a fertility decline around 35(1), men over 40 still produce s***m(2).
But here's the kicker – s***m quality decreases with age, making conception tougher after 45. 😲 Luckily, freezing s***m at a younger age can be a game-changer and can help preserve fertility over time(3).
🥶Lesson learned: Keeping time in mind when trying to conceive is important, also for men.
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References:
1. Age and Fertility (booklet). (o. D.-b). ReproductiveFacts.org. https://www.reproductivefacts.org/news-and-publications/fact-sheets-and-infographics/age-and-fertility-booklet/
2. Harris, I. D., Fronczak, C. F., Roth, L., & Meacham, R. B. (2011). Fertility and the Aging Male. National Library Of Medicine. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3253726/ #:~:text=26-,Morphology,over%20a%2020%2Dyear%20period.
3. Eisenberg, M. L., Esteves, S. C., Lamb, D. J., Hotaling, J. M., Giwercman, A., Hwang, K. & Cheng, Y. (2023). Male infertility. Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 9(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41572-023-00459-w