Paternal age and assisted reproductive technology outcome in ovum recipients

Martha Luna; Elissa Finkler; Jason Barritt; Natan Bar-Chama; Benjamin Sandler; Alan B Copperman; Lawrence Grunfeld

doi:10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.05.036

Paternal age and assisted reproductive technology outcome in ovum recipients

Fertil Steril. 2009 Nov;92(5):1772-5. doi: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.05.036. Epub 2009 Jun 21.

Authors

Martha Luna¹, Elissa Finkler, Jason Barritt, Natan Bar-Chama, Benjamin Sandler, Alan B Copperman, Lawrence Grunfeld

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York, USA.

PMID: 19539905
DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.05.036

Abstract

This study suggests that paternal age may be inversely associated with reproductive outcome, as demonstrated by a decline in fertilization, blastocyst formation, implantation and cryopreservation rates with advancing age.

Publication types

Evaluation Study

MeSH terms

Adult
Blastocyst
Cryopreservation
Embryo Transfer
Female
Humans
Infertility / therapy*
Male
Middle Aged
Oocyte Donation
Paternal Age*
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Rate
Reproductive Techniques, Assisted*
Semen Analysis
Transplantation / physiology
Treatment Outcome