CiMUS collaborates on short film AMORE about age and fertility
The audiovisual piece, produced by the University of Zaragoza, aims to provide rigorous scientific information on the relationship between age and female fertility.
By Xoán Otero Baamonde
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The CiMUS of the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (USC) is collaborating on the short film AMORE, a production by the University of Zaragoza that seeks to provide the public with rigorous scientific information on the relationship between age and female fertility.
In Spain, the average age for having the first child has surpassed 31 years, with a fertility rate of one child per woman. This complex social reality, influenced by educational, labor, and economic factors, confronts the biological limit of female fertility, which decreases with age. The probability of natural pregnancy significantly reduces from the age of 30, becoming more marked after 35, when the risk of chromosomal abnormalities and gestational loss also increases.
AMORE (Aportando Miradas sobre Ovocitos, Reproducción y Edad) is born from this starting point. The short film combines scientific evidence and contemporary dance, and features the participation of CiMUS principal investigator Diana Guallar to delve into the mechanisms of reproductive aging. The presentation will take place on Monday, October 26, 2026, at 6:00 PM in the Theatre Room of the Singular Centre.
The initiative is funded by the Spanish Foundation for Science and Technology (FECYT) and supported by the Spanish Fertility Society and Quirónsalud. The work of the Epitranscriptomics and Aging group at CiMUS is key to understanding the molecular and cellular processes of reproductive aging and disseminating this knowledge to society.
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"Understanding how cells age and what molecular changes occur over time is fundamental to advancing the knowledge of reproductive aging. Basic research allows us to study the biological mechanisms behind these processes and generate knowledge that can be transferred to society in a rigorous and understandable way. Initiatives like AMORE offer us the opportunity to bring that research closer to citizens, especially younger generations, so they can better understand the relationship between age and fertility."
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"AMORE aims to provide young people, in particular, with rigorous scientific information about what happens to eggs over time and how these changes can influence fertility, embryonic development, and the chances of pregnancy. But AMORE doesn't just tell science with words"
The short film also brings together experts such as Deborah Bourc'his (Institut Curie, Paris), Rita Vassena (Spanish Fertility Society), professors Ignacio de Blas and Pedro Muniesa (University of Zaragoza), and embryologists Antonio Urriés (Quirónsalud Zaragoza) and Patricia Fauque (Institut Cochin, Paris). The direction is by Aragonese filmmaker Antonio Valdovín, with the participation of creators Álvaro Sancho and dancers Carlos Campo, Ariadna Allusa, Pablo Pérez, Laura López, and Ingrid Magrinyà.
