期刊
FERTILITY AND STERILITY
卷 103, 期 6, 页码 1402-1406出版社
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2015.03.011
关键词
Male infertility; genetics
资金
- NICHD NIH HHS [K12 HD073917] Funding Source: Medline
Extensive research defines the impact of advanced maternal age on couples' fecundity and reproductive outcomes, but significantly less research has been focused on understanding the impact of advanced paternal age. Yet it is increasingly common for couples at advanced ages to conceive children. Limited research suggests that the importance of paternal age is significantly less than that of maternal age, but advanced age of the father is implicated in a variety of conditions affecting the offspring. This review examines three aspects of advanced paternal age: the potential problems with conception and pregnancy that couples with advanced paternal age may encounter, the concept of discussing a limit to paternal age in a clinical setting, and the risks of diseases associated with advanced paternal age. As paternal age increases, it presents no absolute barrier to conception, but it does present greater risks and complications. The current body of knowledge does not justify dissuading older men from trying to initiate a pregnancy, but the medical community must do a better job of communicating to couples the current understanding of the risks of conception with advanced paternal age. (C) 2015 by American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
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