To what extent has the age at which couples want to have children been delayed in recent years?
It is becoming more and more common for women over 40 years of age to come to our offices who have delayed their desire to become mothers for work or personal reasons.
What is the average age today for men and women?
Currently the average age in Spain is 32.6 years. For the sake of comparison, in 1980 it was 28.2 years.
What is the influence of age when one wants to become a parent?
In the case of women, the quality of the oocytes decreases considerably after the age of 35, so the chances of achieving a pregnancy are reduced and the possibility of suffering miscarriages increases. In men, there is a decrease in the quantity and quality of semen.
Nowadays obesity, caused by a sedentary lifestyle or poor eating habits, is an increasingly frequent factor that decreases the pregnancy rate. Also other factors such as the continued consumption of alcohol, drugs and tobacco. All these factors decrease the possibility of an embryo remaining in the uterus.
With regard to pathologies, what are the most frequent pathologies associated with problems in conceiving?
When talking about the causes that influence a fertility problem, 40 percent are female, 40 percent are male and 20 percent are mixed.
In women, the most common causes are age, endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, fibroids or repeated miscarriages.
In the case of men, low sperm quality can be determined by past infections and hormonal disorders, among many others.
For more information, consult with a specialist in Gynecology and Obstetrics.