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Men also suffer age-related infertility

There’s a common misconception that men retain their fertility potential for almost a lifetime. Nothing could be further from reality. Men suffer from a similar decline in fertility as much as women. The dual age-related fertility decline is a natural phenomenon, thus skewed blame of women in matters of fertility should be avoided.

The decline in fertility starts in the late 30s, and gets more pronounced from the 40s. The overall sperm quality decreases as age advances. Older men will become incapable of fathering more children, or just contribute to age-related miscarriages and feotal abnormalities.

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