🌟 Hey everyone! Let's talk about something important—fertility and age. Experts say that having children before a certain age can reduce fertility problems for both men and women. While women are born with a limited number of eggs, men produce new sperm every day. Testicles can produce 100 to 200 million fresh sperm daily, meaning the risk of sperm count decreasing with age is lower for men. However, environmental factors, lifestyle changes, and health issues can still affect men's fertility.
Health problems can also hinder sperm production or ejaculation. Conditions like epididymitis (infections), varicocele (structural issues), and ejaculation problems can impact sperm release. Genetic issues like chromosomal abnormalities, erectile dysfunction, premature ejaculation, or painful intercourse can also reduce fertility. Additionally, environmental factors and family history play a role. Treatments like testosterone replacement therapy, chemotherapy, radiation, certain antifungal medications, and ulcer drugs can affect sperm production. Surgeries like hernia repairs, scrotal or testicular surgeries, prostate surgeries, and vasectomies can block sperm pathways. Industrial chemicals, heavy metals, and radiation exposure also negatively impact fertility.
Lifestyle is crucial in male fertility. The use of anabolic steroids, cocaine, marijuana, alcohol, and smoking can lower sperm count. Obesity directly affects sperm health as well. Though age doesn't impact men's fertility as drastically as women, it still matters. Studies show that as men age, the time to conceive increases and the pregnancy rate decreases. Men over 40 have a 30% lower chance of conceiving within a year compared to men under 30. Men over 45 take five times longer to achieve pregnancy compared to men under 25. While men over 35 have a 25% pregnancy rate, men under 35 have a 52% rate.
