Male biological clock 'ticks too' (35-40)

Started by Sportsdude, Jul 06 08 01:59

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Sportsdude

[a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7492323.stm"]http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7492323.stm[/a]

[p class="first"] Scientists say they have found more evidence that men as well as women have biological clocks and that they start to tick in their mid-30s. [/p] A French study of over 12,200 couples having fertility treatment suggests the chance of a successful pregnancy falls when the man is aged over 35. [/p] It adds that the chance is significantly lower if he is over 40. [/p] Previous studies have shown that both natural and assisted conception is more difficult if the man is over 40. [!-- E SF --] [/p]The researchers told a European reproductive health conference that it was likely the problems were caused by DNA damage in sperm.
[/p]-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------[/p]Interesting. Still I don't expect to see males going around dating women saying "my biological clock is ticking". hehe
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Richard

I'm only 21 and sometimes I think, maybe my clock is ticking?