Older sperm donors just as likely to conceive children

Sperm donors up to the age of 45 are just as likely to conceive children as those in their 20s, a large study has shown.

The findings dispel the myth that a woman’s chances of IVF success are lowered if she has to rely on sperm from an older man.

By encouraging more men to come forward as donors, they could help alleviate the sperm shortage faced by fertility clinics. But researchers warned that older men in the general population should not assume they are also as fertile as their younger peers.