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> It is increasingly dangerous to have a child past 30. The danger is most pronounced for older women.

Do you mind explaining? It seems like I see more and more people having children after 30, even 40 these days.

This is only an issue for women. Risk of problems with pregnancy (and birth defects) goes up significantly for women as they get older (best time to have kids for women is in their 20's). The male reproductive system is much, much simpler though and I don't think age is a factor for men at all. Of course as you age you'd have to find someone increasingly younger than you to carry a child. That would be the only problem.

On the other hand some men would not consider that to be a problem at all (assuming you can find a mate). And if you're a 40 yearold millionaire you shouldn't have a problem finding a 20-something to have a kid with. :-)

Actually that's not true. New studies have show a correlation between men's age and down syndrome similar to a women's, although much less pronounced.

That's nothing a freezer couldn't solve.

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