Contribution of male age to outcomes in assisted reproductive technologies.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the relationship between male age and pregnancy outcome in donor oocyte assisted reproductive technology cycles.


METHODS
Retrospective cohort.


METHODS
Private IVF center.


METHODS
A total of 1,392 donor cycles from 1,083 female recipients and their male partners.


METHODS
Oocyte donor cycles.


METHODS
Live birth.


RESULTS
Increasing male age was associated with semen parameters including volume and motility; however, male age was not observed to have a statistically significant association with likelihood of live birth in donor cycles after adjustment for female recipient age.


CONCLUSIONS
When treatment cycle number and female recipient age were taken into account, male age had no significant association with pregnancy outcomes in assisted reproductive technology donor cycles in this study population.
Whitcomb
Brian W
BW
Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Massachusetts School of Public Health and Health Sciences, Amherst, Massachusetts, USA.
Turzanski-Fortner
Renée
R
Richter
Kevin S
KS
Kipersztok
Simon
S
Stillman
Robert J
RJ
Levy
Michael J
MJ
Levens
Eric D
ED
D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018587:Oocyte Donation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010331:Paternal Age; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D018873:Pregnancy Rate; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D055815:Young Adult