It’s normally us women who are constantly reminded about our age and how it negatively affects our fertility but now it seems that the same rule applies to men too.  A recent French study of over 12,200 couples having fertility treatment suggests the chance of a successful pregnancy falls when the man is aged over 35.  It adds that the chance is significantly lower if he is over 40.  Previous studies have shown that both natural and assisted conception is more difficult if the man is over 40.  The researchers told a European reproductive health conference that it was likely the problems were caused by DNA damage in sperm.

According to a recent BBC article, Dr. Allan Pacey, a fertility expert at Sheffield University and secretary of the British Fertility Society, said: “There is a growing evidence from a number of studies to show that men are not totally immune from reproductive ageing. “Previous studies of couples trying to conceive naturally or undergoing IVF have shown that men over the age of about 40 are less fertile than younger men.  Moreover, if they do achieve a pregnancy their partners are more likely to miscarry.”

This study reinforces the message that men aren’t excused from reproductive ageing and it’s just as important for men to consider their age as women.  This also applies to the general responsibility of fertility issues - it’s all too easy and common for the woman to take it all on herself and feel wholly responsible, but this complex process often involves both the man and the woman.  We would encourage men to consider their overall health even in advance of planning a family, by looking at their diet and lifestyle so that they have the best possible chance of producing sperm of the highest quality.

We were honoured when Kindred Spirit magazine called us to say they were writing an article, Homeopathic Help, in their March/April 2010 issue and would like to feature a case study from Juno Natural Fertility.

With kind permission we told them the story of Davina, who’d been trying to conceive for two years. Davina suffered with polycystic ovaries and was under a lot of emotional strain since her gran became ill around the time that she’d started trying for a baby.

As well as highlighting homeopathy’s role in fertility, the article also went on to look at other ways that homeopathy can help people with their health and featured a case study of someone who used to suffer with sore throats and tonsillitis until she experienced homeopathic treatment.

You can read the whole article in our news section.