Age is an important factor for men too

By Dr. Shobha Gupta

As we know that age factor is directly associated with decreasing fertility in women; their eggs grow old. But age does affect the fertility level in men too. after the age of 30, there is a drop in testosterone of 1% per year. Testosterone is the energy, the hormone that you need to make good-quality sperm. It’s not just women who have to worry about their ticking reproductive clock. Men's sperm quality seems to decline after the age of 35. The older a man is the more his sperm cells are dived, and the more divisions present, the more there is a chance for an abnormality to occur.

Studies have shown that age of male is directly associated with a decline in semen volume, sperm motility, and sperm morphology. Many studies have claimed that pregnancy rates decrease between 23% to 38% in comparisons between men under 30 and men over 50. Sperm count declines with age, with men aged 50–80 years producing sperm at an average rate of 75% compared with men aged 20–50 years. Increased paternal age has also been correlated to schizophrenia-(impaired thinking, emotions, and behaviors).

On the other hand, men that maintain a low body weight with a B.M.I. of less than 20, will also have decrease in sperm count. An ideal B.M.I. is be between

Are you taking right treatment for PCOS..??

By Dr. Shobha Gupta

Some Facts-

• 1 in 10 woman has PCOS in India
• 50% of women don’t even know that they has it 
• Every second patient in Delhi are suffering from PCOS
• Ovarian drilling in PCOS can destroy your eggs permanently

PCOS – Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome is an incurable disorder that affects 1 in 10 women and over 50% do not know that they have it unless and until they go for a checkup. Poly-Cystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is the most common hormonal imbalance disorder which causes irregular menstrual cycle in women, obesity, unwanted hair growth and infertility. It mostly affects women of reproductive age from puberty to menopause i.e. 12-45 years old. 

Every second patient, I treat in Delhi has PCOS. In PCOS patients there are sufficient number of eggs which helps in conceiving but PCOS patients do not have that capacity where their eggs develop itself for pregnancy. In a research by USA, few years ago it was found out that via laparoscopy or key-hole surgery the ovaries are punctured with a small needle carrying an electric current or using laser to voluntarily breech the ovarian capsule. This surgery can lower male hormone levels and help with ovulation. But it indeed needs lot of alertness by the doctors as there are various risks are associated with it like infections from the incision,