A father's age affects the success of IVF treatment, with live birth rate 'significantly dropping' if the dad is over 40, study suggests

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A father's age affects the success of IVF treatment, with live birth rate 'significantly dropping' if the dad is over 40, study suggests ​

more bad news for oldcels

even nature hates you

 

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Lol at the wonky stats from the study.

Analysis of nearly 19,000 IVF cycles revealed that for women under 35 or over 40, the age of their male partner made little difference to their chances of conceiving.

But there was a ‘significant drop’ in the live birth rate for women between the ages of 35 and 40 if their partner was 40 and above.

Competitive sperm banks don't allow donations above age 28 for this reason.

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You’ve aged out of the program. Sperm donors need to be between the ages of 18 and 28. We do not accept older sperm donors. Among white donors, they also require their donors to be taller than 5'10". Sperm Donors Must Be: At least 5’10” tall Brown has heard of additional limitations from...

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