Dr. Lucky Sekhon

And that is even more true in our 40s.

And some women get pregnant in their mid 40s, late 40s with the help of frozen eggs, frozen embryos, or even donor egg.

and they have higher rates of complications but it's still possible to have a healthy child so i don't want people to feel deflated when i say things like this but men aren't immune to the effects of aging and they should be thinking about this because all of us while you can't always influence finding the right situation whether it be relationship finances there's so many things that feel like they have to come together the perfect confluence of events or factors to make you feel confident about starting a family

So it's not always in your control, of course.

But there are ways to try to work around it when you think about egg freezing or freezing embryos with your partner.

And you can even freeze sperm.

And I just think we need to be talking about it more.

And it's not just a matter of women being strategic.

Men need to be part of that conversation.

So there's a lot of overlap between what I would tell both partners, actually.

Let's keep it simple and just say whatever is better for heart health tends to be better for your fertility, right?

And I think when people ask me about lifestyle changes or what they could be doing, they want a sexy answer, but it's kind of like the boring doctor answer.

You shouldn't smoke.

Smoking is bad for both male and female fertility.

and it can have a significant impact on fertility in many different ways, and that's just a fact.

So whether it's tobacco, even marijuana, really, really trying to cut back and trying to get to a place where you're cleaning up your lifestyle.

Vaping, people a lot of the time think vaping is so much safer than cigarettes and tobacco, but it has a lot of chemicals in it and things that just don't serve you, general health speaking, and also when it comes to your fertility.

Drinking is a big one, which has been normalized for all too long, I think.

And I think only recently, the Surgeon General came out with a big statement about alcohol and there are more and more people that are becoming sober curious.

I think you don't have to cut it out completely, but less than four drinks in a given week is the general guideline because studies have shown a general pattern between that minimal amount of drinking and better outcomes or avoiding it altogether versus more than four drinks in a given week,