2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44
People postpone childbearing for two reasons: future parents rely on a career and material growth, and dads and mothers who already have one child are afraid of repeating their adventures. But what does your body think about this transfer? You will find answers backed by scientific research in our article.
The idea of the material came to the author's mind at the moment of reflections on the rationality of replenishing the family in such troubled days. It seems that this is not the time, because the economy of the native country and its closest neighbors is diving into a bottomless abyss. Besides, only the beginning of the fourth decade, maybe wait it out? But you can't get away with solely financial thoughts in such a defining life issue. It is also necessary to take into account the age factor, which I would like to dwell on in more detail.
What we think
It is generally accepted that the male reproductive function, in contrast to the female, does not fade over the years, allowing you to become a father even after retirement. Rumors are strengthened by vivid examples of television, where gray-haired gentlemen successfully turn their companions into young mothers over the years.
From the outside, everything seems to be right: a wise man gives his child a strong shoulder and gives him a good material basis. So why rush, if even a "old man" with a weak erection and low testosterone levels easily rivets the baby? I am not yet thirty, in five years I will start thinking!
But reality is usually divorced from the blue screen picture. Let's take a look at some interesting research related to late conception.
What medicine says
French doctors from the Parisian Center for Assisted Reproduction studied 20 thousand couples who turned to them for help in artificial insemination. The study showed a simple pattern: the older the alleged father, the lower the likelihood of successful fertilization. Infertility treatment was performed by intrauterine insemination (IUI), in which sperm is placed in the womb during ovulation. This method is less invasive in comparison with in vitro fertilization (IVF) and is used in cases where the potential mother has no problems with fertility. Specialists studied the number of sperm, their activity, shape and size. He published the results of his works, and they turned out to be extremely informative.
Successful pregnancy was observed in 13.6% of cases for men aged 30 to 35 years and only in 9.3% after 45.
Even more depressing are the numbers regarding miscarriage.
Women over 35 were 75% more likely to have miscarriages.
The numbers speak for themselves, but the staff at the center are not inclined to think of them as panicky.
Let's go further. After successful fertilization and childbirth, other unpleasant risks arise.
Scientists from Indiana University in the United States and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden studied 2.6 million children for their mental health, depending on the age of the dad. The study was conducted between siblings born to the same father at the age of 24 and 45. The announced results turned out to be somewhat frightening, and not in favor of the more mature male:
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) increased 13 times.
- The risk of psychotic disorder doubled.
- Bipolar disorder was reported 25 times more.
- The likelihood of autism was tripled.
In addition, children of older fathers were 2, 5 times more likely to be prone to suicidal behavior and drug addiction, and also performed worse in school. The culprits of the problems doctors call genetic mutations in sperm DNA, which are increasingly common as a man grows up.
To be fair, here's a comment by Dr. James MacCabe of the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London:
Even doubling or tripling the risk will still affect a small proportion of the population.
Outcome
The scientists' conclusion is simple: men are also susceptible to reproductive aging. And this is worth thinking about when planning the continuation of a kind. Western males are increasingly ready to "freeze" their seed and pay for its storage until the onset of a suitable turn in life. Is this alignment acceptable for you? Decide for yourself, but do not forget that life expectancy in our area is much lower, and it may happen that you will not wait for your child to grow up, and even more so for your grandchildren. Of course, you should not discount the problems in the female line.
What do you think, is it worth following difficult times and postponing fatherhood? Or can you rejoice at a small miracle at any ruble exchange rate?
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