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Medical Forum / Diseases and Disorders / Prostate Cancer / December 2006OTP: Health News: Sterility a problem for aging men, too
Sterility a problem for aging men, too By Carolyn Susman December 12, 2006 Infertility - the inability of a woman to conceive or a man to father - is a high-profile subject. So, too, are the alternate means used by people to deal with it. Joan Lunden and her surrogate twins (carried by another woman), suspicion surrounding Julia Roberts' twins (were they the product of in vitro fertilization, which often produces more than one baby?), and the constant speculation about Jennifer Lopez's can-she-or-can't-she are all recent examples. Speculation, however, often centers on the woman. Did anyone think Julia Roberts' husband or Jennifer Lopez's man were sterile? Infertility can occur as men age, even when they have had children previously. Male sterility doesn't get much attention. That's why when ABC's television series "Brothers & Sisters" introduced a story line this fall with one of the couples finding out the husband is sterile, Web sites started to buzz. "So, how about the episode last night (that) talked about one of the characters being sterile, I am always glad when they bring it to TV, aren't you? Gets it out there and makes it more real and lets our (husbands) know they are not so unnormal .?.?." reads a recent posting on www.fertilityforums.com. Recent studies are finding that, like women, men can have trouble as they age: Sperm can lose its quality as guys get older. According to a study in the Aug. 1 issue of Obstetrics and Gynecology, sperm quality starts to go downhill after age 35, and paternal age is a significant risk factor for miscarriage. The findings resonated with a large infertility practice in Florida - IVF Florida Reproductive Associates (www.ivfflorida.com) - which found similar situations among its patients. "Many of the male patients we treat were married later in life or, in the course of their second or third marriages, found they were unable to conceive - even if they had children from a previous marriage," Dr. Marcelo J. Barrionuevo said. "Sperm quality is clearly impacted as childbearing is increasingly delayed - for both men and women. It is already well-documented that fertility declines because of a limited number and quality of eggs for women as they get older, so this research should alert men to similar issues due to environmental and other poorly understood factors that deteriorate sperm quality over time." It's not just age that can be a problem. Obesity can present a barrier to fertility in men. A 20-pound increase in men's weight may increase the chance of infertility by about 10 percent in men over 30, according to research from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. "It means that men should be sure to get the medical attention they need to uncover medical problems underlying infertility as well as avoid smoking, recreational drugs and excessive alcohol intake," Barrionuevo said. My sister is married to a man whose sperm count is almost zero. They had tried for ages to have children and SHE had every test in the book at the time. So the doctor looked at her husband. That was the problem. He did the box shorts thing and still NADA. So they adopted. Their adopted child was about 15 months old when my sister conceived her first child. They never used birth control and had three natural children. It only takes one swimmer in the batch! OTOH, my mother's friend was something like 68 years old and made an appointment with the ob-gyn. She went to the doc's office complaining she was tired of using birth control and wanted an alternative. She didn't want to chance getting pregnant. The doctor though she saw nuts until she politely explained she still had her period every month. He did a complete hysterectomy on her. Bev > Sterility a problem for aging men, too > > By Carolyn Susman > December 12, 2006 > My sister is married to a man whose sperm count is almost zero. They had > tried for ages to have children and SHE had every test in the book at the [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > swimmer > in the batch! And he bought that?!?! It's a long story but I'll try to keep it brief. We moved to Virginia and stayed with my sis and BIL until our home was ready. Their bed and our bed backed up to the same wall. Can we say paper thin? And back in those days if hubby was not working, eating, or sound asleep, then he was horny. My sis used to tease me all the time. Every time we did anything she'd fuss through the wall, "here they go!" or worse, "not again you guys just did that!" So one night we heard them. We banged on the wall, offered a few choice words, and in general got back at them for everything they had done to us for several weeks. She wouldn't even look at me the next morning she was so p*ssed at me and my hubby. My sis left the next day to be with our mom for about a month. She thought maybe she had the flu. Ha! The nine month kind. LOL Yep, we know when that baby was conceived! You could say we were part of it! LOL Bev > > My sister is married to a man whose sperm count is almost zero. They had > > tried for ages to have children and SHE had every test in the book at the [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > And he bought that?!?! > My sister is married to a man whose sperm count is almost zero. They had > tried for ages to have children and SHE had every test in the book at the > time. So the doctor looked at her husband. That was the problem. He did the > box shorts thing and still NADA. So they adopted. Their adopted child was > about 15 months old when my sister conceived her first child. They never > used birth control and had three natural children. A lady in the arthritis support group and her husband adopted 2 infants from China. Last year, about a year after the 2nd adoption, they had their first natural child. <g. > It only takes one swimmer in the batch! As we used to say in FidoNet...... ... There is no difference between politicians and ... sperm. Only one in a thousand actually work. > My sister is married to a man whose sperm count is almost zero. They had > tried for ages to have children and SHE had every test in the book at the [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > politely explained she still had her period every month. He did a complete > hysterectomy on her. Exceptions prove rules! Nice stories, Bev, thanks. Mary |
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