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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Yes. Research says having a kid will biologically age you at least 8+years. Understandable.[/quote]

I think the research is mixed though. Mothers having a live birth after age 40 (spontaneous pregnancies,not fertility treatment assisted live births) are significantly more likely to live to 90. Some of that may be that prior to births they are genetically inherently "younger" and some of it may also be a result of pregnancy and nursing.  Having nursed a baby is correlated with lower breast cancer risk (and i think it is increasingly protective the more you do). Pregnancies are associated with lower ovarian cancer risks too I think (the breaks in ovulation decrease cancer risk). Motherhood absolutely has its deeper stressors. But it can be protective as well. [/quote]

I'm waiting for research on fatherhood and I don't see men being scared with 'cancer' to get them to be dads. The other thing moms don't tend to talk about is how terribles their postures are with the hyperextended necks and muscle strain from carrying their kids. [/quote]

The bodies of fathers don’t experience the hormonal changes that the bodies of mothers experience during the months of pregnancy and breastfeeding, so you wouldn’t expect to see differences in cancer rates. 
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