​​A research project by Postdoc Randi Lykke-Sylvest​

Worldwide the increasing childbearing age for women and the concomitant increase in male age at fatherhood has become an urgent problem. The consequences of the delay in parenthood is a higher rate of infertility, involuntary childlessness and formation of smaller families than desired. Unfortunately, fertility treatments cannot fully compensate for the age-related decline in fertility. The prior knowledge on age-related decline in fertility is often very modest in both women and men in the fertile ages as such couples’ decision to postpone parenthood often seems to be based on insufficient information on consequences of delaying childbearing. Studies have demonstrated that women would modify their life choices if they knew about their declining fertility including having children sooner or considering oocyte preservation. The Fertility Assessment and Counseling (FAC) Clinic in Copenhagen has the aim of informing men and women of their reproductive potential and how to prevent infertility. The objective of the project is to explore the impact of the concept of individual fertility assessment and counselling on childbearing age and family formation in couples, women and men.