Rising infertility has recently entered the fray of demographers, upsetting the predictions of major authorities. People are having their children later and later, which reduces their natural fertility, but above all gives their bodies time to be exposed to all the environmental factors known to affect their ability to reproduce. The result: a decline in fertility that has led some experts to fear a global population collapse within a hundred years. Treatments are not enough to eliminate the problem, and while research offers solutions for the future, prevention alone can achieve short-term results.
Human reproduction actually remains a great mystery. The mechanics—the egg searching for sperm every month to form the embryo that will nestle in the womb for the nine months it takes to create a new person—are generally known. But the reasons for each one’s success or failure…
Source: Le Figaro
