A must read Mark Teich PSYCHOLOGY TODAY As men age, their fertility decreases and the health risks to their unborn offspring skyrocket

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A Man's Shelf Life


As men age, their fertility decreases and the health risks to their unborn offspring skyrocket....

By:Mark Teich


"Nonetheless, a virtual tidal wave of recent research has made it irrefutable: Not only does male fertility decrease decade by decade, especially after age 35, but aging sperm can be a significant and sometimes the only cause of severe health and developmental problems in offspring, including autism, schizophrenia, and cancer. The older the father, the higher the risk. But what's truly noteworthy is not that infertility increases with age—to some degree, we've known that all along—but rather that older men who can still conceive may have such damaged sperm that they put their offspring at risk for many types of disorders and disabilities. "