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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's gross, and I agree with others that it will lead to health issues.

But... if you are not ashamed to be seen with him, [b]and you are okay with a greater risk of a damaged child, then go for it.[/b]  It's your life.[/quote]

I have no dog in this fight and my wife is a year older than me, but this junk science is baffling.  The risk of having a "damaged child is 1 in 50 for men under 40 and 1 in 42 for men over 40.  Meaning the likelihood of having a damaged child with an older man is remote, unless you are planning on having 50 kids.[/quote]

I agree. From what I've seen there is one or two people that troll DCUMs posting comments about older men and birth defects as a way to support their obviously anti-older man agenda. It always appears to coincide with comments about ED as well. People have pointed out previously that the actual chance of having a autistic child increases only fractionally under the conditions of a much older man with a much younger woman. The studies I've seen indicate a 20+ year age gap and then the chance only increases slightly. In my opinion I think this is someone trying to "level the field" in the face of  the very real and significantly higher chance of birth defects that increase as a woman ages no matter the age of the father. Simple fact is that women and men have a different set of risk factors but that doesn't always fit peoples agenda so they promote things out of context.[/quote]

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