Italian fathers are the oldest in the EU, their first child is almost 36. Scientific evidence shows that the functional characteristics of the sperm - motility, morphology and even DNA damage - worsen with increasing age.
With age, the time of exposure to external environmental pollutants increases, such as microplastics which have proven to be a problem for male fertility. Young people must be taught the importance of healthy fertility at the right time, and that preserved. It is essential to dispel the myth of the fertile man at all ages.