Professor recommends early marriage

Nadira GUNATILLEKE

Trying to have a baby is a race against time. The biological clock cannot be reversed or stopped. Therefore couples who wish to have children should get married early as possible and have children as early as possible without postponing it, Chief Consultant in Andrology and Reproductive Medicine, Chettinad Health City, Tamil Nadu, India, Prof Paniyan N told the Daily News. According to Prof Paniyan N at present most of the couples get married late and postpone child bearing due to various reasons such as higher studies, professional commitments, earning wealth and other reasons but it is very difficult to have a child when the couple grows old. The latest findings show that men's fertility significantly decrease with age.

Oncologist Dr Arun Warrier, said screening for cancer is very important to prevent cancers.

Screening, early detection and proper treatment save many lives when it comes to cancer. Many cancers can be treated and fully cured if detected early and treated properly. People do not die from cancer now like in the past.

Fertility of men can be affected due to cancer treatment but now it is possible to obtain sperm before treatment and freeze them indefinitely for use when required. But unfortunately many patients come for treatment only when they reach the late stages of cancer.

According to Senior Consultant Neuro Surgeon Chettinad Hospital India Dr V Soundappa a lot of schoolchildren get spinal code problems because of their lifestyle which they spend idling in front of televisions or playing video games.