Dr. Natan Bar-Chama: “Men's Fertility Related to Advanced Paternal Age”
Is there an "Advanced Paternal Age" where men's fertility declines and chances for passing birth defects rise? Recent studies say yes. According to Natan Bar-Chama, MD, Associate Professor of Urology and Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Science at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, his recent research has found: "The sperm-producing process called spermatogenesis is so extensive and ongoing that over time it begins to show cracks in the machinery, resulting in errors in the genetic code." Learn more