The male biological clock
Two recent stories on men and their biological clocks might be interesting to discuss for Father's Day Tuesday:
--The New York Times reports that more single men, gay and straight, are becoming fathers through surrogacy and adoption.
--Time has a report on the fertility of men as they age. There's more evidence, the story says, that men face some of the same issues as women who want to have children as they grow older. A recent study, for example, suggests that the father's age had as much effect as the mother's on rates of pregnancy and miscarriage, the story says.
Comments
There was also a report just a few days ago linking paternal age to a higher risk of having a child with bipolar disorder.
Posted by: Dahlink | September 9, 2008 5:41 PM
Paternal age is associated with many disorders http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paternal_age_effect
Posted by: Les Feldman | September 10, 2008 12:56 AM