Increasing age in men affects their chances of becoming a father as much as it affects a woman’s chances of getting pregnant , a new study has found. A new study of IVF couples at the Harvard Medical School shows quite clearly that live-birth outcome are clearly affected by the age of the male partner. However, within the other bands of female age, the cumulative incidence of live birth was significantly affected by male partner age and was found to decline as the man grew older. Similarly, in couples with a female partner aged 35-40 years live birth rates were higher with a younger than with an older male partner. In natural conception, increasing male age is associated with a decreased incidence of pregnancy, increased time to pregnancy, and increased risk of miscarriage.

Source: Hindustan Times July 04, 2017 04:52 UTC