India, Sept. 14 -- With more couples embracing parenthood at an older age, including celebrity couples such as Deepika Padukone-Ranveer Singh and Katrina Kaif-Vicky Kaushal, questions around age and fertility are increasingly coming into focus. While men do not experience a sudden end to fertility comparable to menopause, male reproductive health also changes with age. Sperm production continues throughout a man's life, but sperm count, motility, morphology and genetic quality can gradually decline, with more noticeable changes emerging after 40.

In an interview with HT Lifestyle, Dr Chirag Bhandari, andrologist, male reproductive health specialist and founder of IASH Institute of Andrology and Sexual Health, explains how male fertility ...