Men have biological clocks, too. Should they stop the tick-tock by banking sperm? [View all]

The quality of sperm declines with age, so men who plan to delay fatherhood should be counseled to consider sperm banking before age 35, Rutgers University researchers conclude in a new review article.

The paper, published recently in the journal “Maturitas,” reviewed 40 years of studies of the effects of the father’s age on fertility, pregnancy, and the health of children.

“There is evidence that advanced paternal age has significant overall adverse impact,” the researchers wrote. “Sperm banking for men who are delaying childbearing may need to be a part of our societal responsibility commencing in the nearby future.”

Co-author Gloria Bachmann, an obstetrician-gynecologist who directs the Women’s Health Institute at Rutgers’ Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, said, “Does it mean doom and gloom? Of course not. What we’re talking about are the risks, and they do increase with age.”

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(Longview Daily News)