Of the many factors that affect people’s ability to conceive, age is the most central factor. This is true especially for persons who are assigned female at birth (AFAB). This is because AFAB individuals have a gradual decline in fertility once they reach early 30s, and this declines more significantly around the time they turn 40. Although individuals assigned male at birth (AMAB) have the potential to remain fertile for the entirety of their adult lives, they can experience erectile dysfunction as they reach around age of 40. Additionally, sperm quality can decrease around the same time, causing negative health outcomes for any offspring sired. We shall be discussing the role that age plays in relation to fertility, as well, what one’s chances are of getting pregnant as they get older. We shall also point out additional factors that impact conception rates at different stages of a person’s reproductive years.
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