Inspirations by a Fertility Specialist
by Dr Agilan Arjunan , Fertility Specialist & Gynaecologist, KL Fertility Centre ( Malaysia)
Watch my interview on Astro VBuzz on male infertility. This interview in done in conjunction with Movember (Male health month in November).
Link : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEj8W7f4E3Y
by Dr Agilan Arjunan, Fertility Specialist & Gynaecologist , KL Fertility Centre ( Malaysia)
Journey towards parenthood is shared equally by both partners. At times, the problems encountered are not related to the women alone.
This public forum aims to understand and explore common health issues related to men in achieving parenthood.
We will share with you issues related to men’s health and how it can be solved.
We hope this will bring you closer to your dreams of holding your little one in your hands…
See you soon!
by Dr Agilan Arjunan , Fertility Specialist & Gynaecologist, KL Fertility Centre (Malaysia)
For many years we have known the importance of age and female fertility . A woman’s chances to get pregnant decline with advancing age.
As for men, we used to think that he can reproduce as long as he can produce sperm. That’s not the entire truth. Men’s fertility also decline with age. However, the decline is much more subtle. In the last 5-10 years , we are seeing a rapid decline in male fertility , i.e. the sperm quantity and quality is poorer even in a younger men.
In my daily practice, I too have noticed the same trend in male fertility.
Scientific research over the last decade has shown that children born to older men has higher risk of certain condition such as autism and schizophrenia. This again reminds us that men should not delay his first child.
Interestingly , a recent research found that older men maybe can produce smarter kids! When the researchers looked at relationship between father’s age and certain features in their son, they noticed that older father’s have a more ‘intelligent’ sons.
by Dr Agilan Arjunan , Fertility Specialist , KL Fertility Centre (Malaysia)
Have you ever gone through a fertility assessment before?
For those who had done it , you know that it can initially look very complicated with all those internal ultrasound scans, blood tests, x-ray tests and sperm test. For those who have not, rest easy as all those tests are simplified for you.
Fertility test are divided into 2 , tests for female and test for male partner.
For a man , the most important test is a semen analysis (sperm test). About a third of couples has a major problem with the male partner and thus it is very important to do this test.
“A 70 year old man can still reproduce, so this can’t be a major issue right?” . Its yes and a no. It is true that a man continues to produce sperm but the QUALITY of the sperm deteriorates as he ages. Low sperm quality equals to low chance to conceive.
What is looked for in a sperm test ?
by Dr Agilan Arjunan , Fertility Specialist , KL Fertility Centre (Malaysia)
Article Published in Fit For Life , The Star (14th May 2017): http://www.star2.com/health/wellness/2017/05/14/fit-to-be-fertile/
“ The word fitness is synonymous with healthy lifestyle . What about fertility fitness ? ”
Fitness is part of our lifestyle. This concept is widely accepted thanks to our health educational efforts. Fitness and healthy lifestyle is commonly associated with prevention of lifestyle related diseases. Many healthcare campaigns over the years have proven effective in reducing the disease burden in our society. Despite all these efforts , how many of us are aware of fertility fitness ?
What is fertility fitness
Fertility is the state of being fertile . Fertile is the ability of every men and women to produce offsprings or children. Fitness is a condition of being physically fit and healthy.
Therefore, fertility fitness is a condition where a man and woman is physically fit and healthy to produce children.
Fertility fitness also encompass ‘emotional fitness’ to be ready and able to embrace parenthood.
Why fertility fitness
It is a well known fact that fertility rate is declining . This fact is true for both men and women. In other words, the rate of male and female infertility is rising in the last 10 years.
All of us might agree that prevention is better than cure. This is true for health conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure. We take care of our food and physical fitness to ‘avoid’ developing those conditions.
However, when it comes to fertility health , we tend to pay attention to it when we are facing difficulty conceiving (infertility). We prefer to ‘treat’ infertility rather than ‘prevent’ infertility.
You may ask , “If I pay attention to fertility fitness ,can I avoid infertility ?” .
