June 30, 2020 (IANSlife) With the change in lifestyle patterns, educational or career demands, delayed marriages, rise in corporate stress, some women, for various reasons, choose to get married and get pregnant later in life. In recent years, a social trend toward delaying childbearing has been observed in women of reproductive age. Many women also choose to be single because they have not yet found a partner. As a consequence, by the time they decide to conceive or have children, it’s at an age is when their fertility is likely to have declined. One of the most novel medical advances available now is through fertility preservation techniques that can be obtained through so-called “social egg freezing”. The credit for this goes to a few significant changes like openness in society, awareness about the changing trends, and importantly, women themselves. With more women choosing to have careers, we’re seeing more of them consciously adopting egg freezing as a welcomed lifestyle choice – as a need of the hour. Dr. Beena Muktesh, Clinical Director – Fertility, Cloudnine Group of Hospitals, Gurgaon explains all about social egg freezing. What is social egg freezing? Social egg-freezing is a method to preserve a woman’s ovarian reserve

Advances in assisted reproductive technology (ART) have provided renewed hope to older parents who want to grow their family but are experiencing fertility issues. By Dr Beena Muktesh Fertility, as it relates to advanced age, is becoming increasingly common as more couples defer having children to later stages of life. A woman’s age plays a key role in her ability to get pregnant, but often many of us tend to ignore the fact that the dad’s age is equally important. A woman’s age has long been heralded as the primary factor affecting a couple’s ability to conceive, but is it true that Father Time is always on a man’s side? Does a man’s age affect his ability to produce offspring and are there any implications for the child? In short, does a dad’s age matter? Societal pressures are partly to be blamed for the trend of couples delaying childbearing well into their mid- to late-thirties. Careers and educational aspirations, along with an increased life expectancy and the nearly ubiquitous use of contraception, have decreased birth rates and increased parental age at first childbirth. Does a man’s age affect fertility? Here is the reason why People are marrying later, focusing on

Fertility, in men of advanced age, is becoming an increasing threat as more couples are choosing to defer having children at later stages of their life. A woman”s age plays a key role in her ability to get pregnant, but often many of us tend to ignore the fact that a mans age is equally important. A woman’s age has long been heralded as the primary factor affecting a couple’s ability to conceive, but is it true time is always on Dad’s side? Does a man’s age affect his ability to produce offsprings and are there any implications for the child? In short, does a man’s age matter? IANSlife spoke to Dr. Beena Muktesh, Clinical Director – Fertility, Cloudnine Group of Hospitals, Gurgaon to get the answers. Does a man’s age affect fertility? Muktesh: People are marrying later, focusing on advancing their careers before considering having children, optionally deciding to have children later in life. Advances in assisted reproductive technology (ART) have provided renewed hope to older parents who want to grow their family but are experiencing fertility issues. Older men tend to have older partners. Female fertility starts to decline after the age of 30, dropping more sharply after