“Social sperm freezing” is on the rise among men rattled by growing science that postponing fatherhood increases the risk their sperm will carry disease-causing mutations that will be passed on to their child. While no one is collecting the figures, Canadian reproductive specialists say they are seeing an increase in men freezing sperm for later use. “I would hesitate to refer to this as ‘social sperm freezing,’” Dr. Tamer Said, director of ReproMed’s andrology lab and sperm bank, said. “Perhaps the term ‘fertility preservation’ could offer a more accurate description.”Still, experts are debating whether men should even be freezing sperm for later use. “With sperm freezing, it’s, ‘If you don’t do this, there is a chance that your biological child might be at risk for some as-yet-determined condition at some as-yet-determined frequency,” Shapiro said.

Source: National Post February 10, 2017 21:02 UTC