A new study, published in the journal Maturitas, indicates that older men have decreased fertility and may put their partners at increased risk for pregnancy complications. Their children may also be at higher risk for developing certain medical conditions later in life.
Researchers at Rutgers University reviewed 40 years of research on the effect of paternal age on fertility, …
If you are in your late 30’s or early 40’s and trying to conceive, you are right in tune with current trends.
New data about the country’s collapsing fertility rates has emerged and concern has deepened over what’s causing the changes, whether it constitutes a crisis that will fundamentally change the demographic trajectory of the country — and what should …
More American women than ever are having twins, triplets, quadruplets and even quintuplets, and it’s not just because some are using fertility treatments, new research shows. Since the 1980s, the number of multiple births has jumped from roughly 20 sets per 1,000 live births to almost 35 sets per 1,000 live births, the study found. To determine whether this was …
Bottom line: there is no best age. It depends on a lot of individual factors.
There are two new articles on some surprising facts about to whom egg freezing is being promoted and how “older” fertility preservers are using their eggs.
The biggest surprise is that these days the market for fertility preservation is skewing younger, the result in part …
The latest data from the National Center for Health Statistics shows that although the birth rate in the United States continues to fall overall, there has been a 4 percent increase in conception among women over 40 years old. Having children later in life has become more common, but we must remember that as women get older, it becomes more …
When we think of age and fertility we usually think about a woman’s age. But a man’s age can matter too, according to a recent article in Self magazine. This article was prompted by the pregnancy created by John Stamos, 54, and his wife, Caitlin McHugh.
“In general, maternal and paternal age do impact fertility rates and after age 40, …
We always worry when a patient in her late 30’s or early 40’s has biomarkers such as early-follicular-phase serum antimullerian hormone (AMH), serum and urinary follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and serum inhibin B indicating a low ovarian reserve. But for some a new study indicates that low ovarian reserve may not indicate a problem conceiving.
Lab tests showing that women have …
A new study shows that women who start having children later in life may live longer. This study, which was recently published in the American Journal of Public Health, showed that women who were older than 25 when they first gave birth were 11% more likely to live to age 90. Over 20,000 women enrolled in the Women’s Health Initiative …
Here’s an interesting perspective on one person’s struggle with infertility: an OB/GYN.
In a blog post in the Washington Post maternal-fetal medicine specialist Dr. Shannon M. Clark laments that she did not start sooner and describes her experience at the 42 to try to have a baby.
“As an obstetrician-gynecologist who specializes in the care of high-risk women, I see …
In 2012, the American Society for Reproductive Medicine decided egg freezing was no longer an experimental procedure. That opened the door for clinics to market it to women who don’t have a medical reason to do it but are simply worried about their declining fertility — what’s being dubbed as “social” egg freezing.
John Robertson, a professor of law and …
