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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]He's far too old.  Unless you want babies with health issues[/quote]
I was older than op, my hubby was older than op's guy, and our child is beautifully healthy. 
Where do you get this misinfo pp?[/quote]
You were fortunate, advanced paternal age has been linked to autism and other neuro issues.[/quote]

The correlation is nowhere near the risk of older mothers. And the cause is not clear. It could be partly that "on the spectrum" men dont have kids until later in life. It's not an irrelevant concern but I wouldn't use this as the sole criterion.[/quote]

Sorry PP.  I know its not what you want to hear but https://www.autismspeaks.org/science/science-news/study-ties-dad’s-age-risk-autism-other-mental-disorders-kids[/quote]

You must not have read your own article. It says that there is a small correlation (not a cause) and clearly states that the risk is still small.

Sorry, but your attempt to "turn the tables" on men by equating advanced maternal age to older fathers is obvious and unsupported by facts.[/quote]

Actually, most of the time, advanced age of the mother has no effect on the fitness of the child, only on pregnancy complications and the health of the mother during pregnancy.

On the other hand, age of the father has everything to do with the fitness of the child.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2587223/Whos-daddy-And-old-Children-born-older-fathers-likely-ugly-live-longer.html

So there is no "turning of the tables" because there were no tables to be turned [/quote]

OMG. Please do not quote this rag. 
I know younger couples with autistic kids as well as older. The point is, marriage is a big deal with many unknowns. That's life. You can't completely forecast a marriage as if it were a career plan. [/quote]

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