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Infertility Begets Infertility
In recent years infertile males have been aided by science to have children of their own.
These children, known as “ICSI babies,” because of intracytoplasmic injections or because of invitro vertilization are now in their teens. There are 52,000 of them created every year. About 9,000 of these come from the one in eight males in the United States who have genetic abnormalities leading to a low or zero sperm count.
The genetic payment for this is that the sons created in this method may also suffer from the same genetic abnormality of infertility or sterility. Research is not far enough along to determine how bad the problem is.
What we do know is that male testosterone levels have fallen dramatically in the last 30 years.
We also know that boys born to infertile couples have far less testosterone than those born to fertile couples.
And, we do know that the fathering of children through ICSI could lead to an entire nation eventually of men who are incapable of fathering children and who have very low testosterone levels.
One interesting article asks what a couple will tell their infertile sons. The answer by one father is that it is no different than needing glasses for poor eyesight.
It is hardly comparable , however as we are talking about whole generations of men with low testosterone, not a little problem. Low testosterone is a pretty bad problem for a man and for the nation as a whole.
Males conceived through assisted reproductive technology have a significant risk of having genetic problems, serious ones, with androgen receptors which regulate the secondary male sex characteristics like low voice, body hair, muscularture, etc.
It also passes along microdeletion of a gene on the Y chromosome , not a small thing if you want to be male, and congenital problems with male reproductive organs.
This is hardly like needing a pair of glasses.
Steven Keiles, president-elect of the National Society of Genetic Counselors , says parents are not thinking ahead when they opt for these methods. The risks to the child and his children and to society as a whole are not taken into consideration.
So what risks do men with low testosterone levels have? Quite a few.
Sexual dysfunction ,lack of sex drive, bone loss or osteoporosis, sleep disturbances and lethargy and also diminished physical performance.
Low levels of testosterone are a great cause of male depression as well.
Hormone replacement for most men is not indicated as most men in this category fall into groups where the hormonal replacements would be harmful to them.
It seems that sometimes when science thinks it is solving one problem it opens up many more.
These children, known as “ICSI babies,” because of intracytoplasmic injections or because of invitro vertilization are now in their teens. There are 52,000 of them created every year. About 9,000 of these come from the one in eight males in the United States who have genetic abnormalities leading to a low or zero sperm count.
The genetic payment for this is that the sons created in this method may also suffer from the same genetic abnormality of infertility or sterility. Research is not far enough along to determine how bad the problem is.
What we do know is that male testosterone levels have fallen dramatically in the last 30 years.
We also know that boys born to infertile couples have far less testosterone than those born to fertile couples.
And, we do know that the fathering of children through ICSI could lead to an entire nation eventually of men who are incapable of fathering children and who have very low testosterone levels.
One interesting article asks what a couple will tell their infertile sons. The answer by one father is that it is no different than needing glasses for poor eyesight.
It is hardly comparable , however as we are talking about whole generations of men with low testosterone, not a little problem. Low testosterone is a pretty bad problem for a man and for the nation as a whole.
Males conceived through assisted reproductive technology have a significant risk of having genetic problems, serious ones, with androgen receptors which regulate the secondary male sex characteristics like low voice, body hair, muscularture, etc.
It also passes along microdeletion of a gene on the Y chromosome , not a small thing if you want to be male, and congenital problems with male reproductive organs.
This is hardly like needing a pair of glasses.
Steven Keiles, president-elect of the National Society of Genetic Counselors , says parents are not thinking ahead when they opt for these methods. The risks to the child and his children and to society as a whole are not taken into consideration.
So what risks do men with low testosterone levels have? Quite a few.
Sexual dysfunction ,lack of sex drive, bone loss or osteoporosis, sleep disturbances and lethargy and also diminished physical performance.
Low levels of testosterone are a great cause of male depression as well.
Hormone replacement for most men is not indicated as most men in this category fall into groups where the hormonal replacements would be harmful to them.
It seems that sometimes when science thinks it is solving one problem it opens up many more.
interesting information
As a 12 year infertility patient due to a lifetime of PCOS (which causes obesity, acne, hirtsuism and depression thru NO FAULT OF THE SUFFERER) who finally had children thanks to IVF and one ICSI -- I am sorry but you are wrong.
The hormonal treatment is USUALLY for genetic and inherited issues which make ICSI necessary -- such as variocele in men. (according to Resolve.org)
Infertility is a horrible thing and even though I have 2 wonderful kids I am STILL infertile. It galls me that abusive people sometimes have children easily while some of the best of us are infertile. I didn't ask for my infertility issues and neither did these men.
Hormones are tricky things, yes. But at least medicine is TRYING to help these men.
The post isnt to put anyone down for anything or to blame anyone for anything.
The information and views in the post came from a Journal of the American Medical Society article and from articles by Reproductive Endocrinology Research Laboratory, RESOLVE a national infertility group, Danish Medical journals, Dr. Pasquale Patrizio, director of the Yale Fertility Center,National Society of Genetic Counselors, and Dr. Howard Zacur, director of the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
It wasnt to put anyone down for any reason. no way.
lemon is just pointing out that this particular treatment has negative consequences
i was just posting something that was interesting to me. thats all.
BTW -- take a look at what SOY is doing to testosterone and how the SOY industry is PUSHING Soy to the point its now in foods we wouldn't suspect.
Soy also binds with estrogen for disatrous results!
(((LEMON)))
It was very interesting, Lemon.
And the very low tesosterone the male children created through this method not only means that they'll be infertile themselves but it will also effect their own ability to engage in sex, have sexual desires, and possible even the development of secondary sex characteristics.
It's creating children who will be forced to live with a serious endocrine disorder that can cause a lifetime of problems.
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