Couples above 46 should seek help six months after trying to conceive — Gynaecologist
A consultant gynaecologist and fertility expert, Dr Abayomi Ajayi, has advised couples who are yet to conceive six months after having unprotected intercourse and are above 46 years old to see a gynaecologist for proper medical evaluation to ascertain the cause. The maternal health specialist said the delay for those within the age group to seek medical assistance would reduce their chances of conception, as both men and women have reached peak fertility periods. He expressed concern that many fertility-challenged couples in Nigeria wait for years before seeking medical assistance, noting that delay is not an ideal act. Dr. Ajayi, who is the Medical Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nordica Fertility Centre, Lagos, highlighted this during a press briefing to mark the 20th anniversary of the facility. The gynaecologist noted that women are at their reproductive peak period between ages 25 and 32 while in men, by 45 years, sperm quality begins to decline. He said, “When a couple has been trying to get pregnant and there’s no success, they should see a gynaecologist. “They don’t have to go to a reproductive assistance clinic immediately. If they visit an expert and it is discovered that they need in vitro Fertilisation to have their kids, then they better start quickly also, before they start telling them stories that touch the heart. A consultant gynaecologist and fertility expert, Dr Abayomi Ajayi, has advised couples who are yet to conceive six months after having unprotected intercourse and are above 46 years old to see a gynaecologist for proper medical evaluation to ascertain the cause. The maternal health specialist said the delay for those within the age group to seek medical assistance would reduce their chances of conception, as both men and women have reached peak fertility periods. He expressed concern that many fertility-challenged couples in Nigeria wait for years before seeking medical assistance, noting that delay is not an ideal act. Dr. Ajayi, who is the Medical Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nordica Fertility Centre, Lagos, highlighted this during a press briefing to mark the 20th anniversary of the facility. The gynaecologist noted that women are at their reproductive peak period between ages 25 and 32 while in men, by 45 years, sperm quality begins to decline. He said, “When a couple has been trying to get pregnant and there’s no success, they should see a gynaecologist. “They don’t have to go to a reproductive assistance clinic immediately. If they visit an expert and it is discovered that they need in vitro Fertilisation to have their kids, then they better start quickly also, before they start telling them stories that touch the heart.
A consultant gynaecologist and fertility expert, Dr Abayomi Ajayi, has advised couples who are yet to conceive six months after having unprotected intercourse and are above 46 years old to see a gynaecologist for proper medical evaluation to ascertain the cause.
The maternal health specialist said the delay for those within the age group to seek medical assistance would reduce their chances of conception, as both men and women have reached peak fertility periods.
He expressed concern that many fertility-challenged couples in Nigeria wait for years before seeking medical assistance, noting that delay is not an ideal act.
Dr. Ajayi, who is the Medical Director and Chief Executive Officer of Nordica Fertility Centre, Lagos, highlighted this during a press briefing to mark the 20th anniversary of the facility.
The gynaecologist noted that women are at their reproductive peak period between ages 25 and 32 while in men, by 45 years, sperm quality begins to decline.
He said, “When a couple has been trying to get pregnant and there’s no success, they should see a gynaecologist.
“They don’t have to go to a reproductive assistance clinic immediately. If they visit an expert and it is discovered that they need in vitro Fertilisation to have their kids, then they better start quickly also, before they start telling them stories that touch the heart.
SOURCE- PUNCH
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