Biological viability of fathering a child at an advanced age

Bad_day_today · 2013-12-09T21:19:45+00:00

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/23/health/fathers-age-is-linked-to-risk-of-autism-and-schizophrenia.html

The risk of chromosomal abnormalities, like Down syndrome, increases for older mothers, but when it comes to some complex developmental and psychiatric problems, the lion’s share of the genetic risk originates in the sperm, not the egg, the study found.

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doubles_ · 2013-12-13T13:03:47+00:00

It was covered in the reproductive health part of my medical degree, I can't remember much now but from what I looked into at the time, I made the decision not to have children after the age of 40, and preferably mid-30s. I'll look into it again if I find the time.

Title	Biological viability of fathering a child at an advanced age
Author	Swifthand
Upvotes	4
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Date	December 9, 2013 12:49 PM UTC (12 years ago)
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