Karen van Hahn makes a fairly potent argument that males, like women, have a biological clock ticking away. The revelation that men who seed a child over the age of 40 are nearly 6 times as likely to have a child with autism as compared to men under the age of 30. All Saturday morning I was kind of bummed out by that news. I've had it in my mind to have kids when I'm 48 or so. I'm not financially equipped nor am I nearly grown up (read: responsible) enough to have steady girlfriend and the thought of having a child before my late 40's just doesn't gel well. So I was bummed. But things always have silver linings. And I worked that Saturday long and hard and when I came home again there was an email from Camillo marked with a subject of "Inspiration". The email containted not one but two links. The silver lining turns out to be the opportunity, at an advanced age, to father a savant. And then I thought that might suck anyway... but then I thought about all the "healthy" people I know. I think I need some retards in my life.
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A cruel and terrible idea as the agonized offspring of a 49 year old father I fervently wish I had n never have been born over and over again. It may not be your thing to be a father or you could adopt.
sure.
The male biological clock is the source of most human genetic disorders.
A recent study revealed that sperm in men older than 35 showed more DNA damage than that of men in the younger age group. In addition, the older men's bodies appeared less efficient at eliminating the damaged cells, which could pass along problems to offspring.
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