What are the you risk having a child at 40? In three decades, from the nineties to today, the average age of Italian males to have the first child goes from 25 years old to around 36 years old today. In this way, Italy takes first place in the ranking of the average age of conception in Europe. To make comparisons, in France the average age drops to 33.9 years, in England to 33.7 years, in Germany to 33.2.
Experts talk about a real “delay syndrome” which has several reasons:
economic, social, cultural factors, increase in life expectancy.
What are the you risk having a child at 40?
If the average age is already so high, we have to deal with the fact that there are also too many fathers who choose to have their first child after 40. There are two consequences:
il decline in male fertility. Numerous scientific evidences demonstrate that the functional characteristics of the spermatozooni.e. motility, morphology and also DNA damage, they worsen with increasing age. For the same reason it increases exposure time to outdoor pollutants, like microplastics represent a significant problem for male fertility. Me tooincrease in temperatures has a negative impact on male fertility, demonstrated by the volumetric reduction of the testicles in the general population. the risks to the health of the newborn, especially for men over 45. Many know that women aged 35 and over face an increased risk of having a negative impact on the health of their newborn. However, most men are not aware of the impact of age due to the natural decline in testosterone and the loss of “tonicity” of the spermatozoa. According to a study published in Nature, each additional year of the father would lead to an increase of 1.51 new genetic mutations in the children, 25% more than those who depend on the mother. Another study, also published on Naturesuggests that Children of older fathers have a higher risk of autism and schizophrenia.
The Italian Society of Andrology highlights the risks of having a child at 40
This is why on the occasion of Father’s Day, the specialists of Italian Society of Andrology (SIA) ask when possible to anticipate paternity.
A fertility supplement
To help those who are no longer very young and want to realize the dream of having a child, the SIA, together with the Institute of Clinical Pharmacology of the University of Catanzaro, has developed a mix of seven natural substances to slow down the effect of free radicals with protective effects on male reproductive capacity and capable of preserving the functionality of spermatozoa. A review on these seven substances was published in the scientific journal Uro.
This discovery is called Drolessano. The two most powerful substances are:
escin, which is extracted from the seeds and shell of the horse chestnut, is a powerful antioxidant useful in preserving fertility and preventing the symptoms of chronic prostatitis. Lycopene, a nutrient present in tomatoes, which according to a study by the University of Sheffield, published inEuropean Journal of Nutritionincreases sperm quality and combats male infertility.