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Old 07-31-2008, 03:43 PM   #23
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Originally Posted by MikeWaters View Post
older paternal age is associated with many diseases in offspring. For example schizophrenia. More well-known are the chromosomal defects among children born to older women.

it's not a trivial thing for an entire society to shift its birthing years to the 30s and 40s.

It's arguably a very bad thing.
Believe me, I know. I'm not squeamish around needles but damn that thing the stuck into my wife's belly was big. We're most likely done as a result of those issues.
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