Study: Age does not affect male fertility

British researchers have discovered that the age of men does not affect their fertility. Also, a report linking kids with ADHD to substance abuse. Alexis Christoforous reports on the day's top health stories.

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Male fertility does change with age. You might get the impression that age only matters in female fertility. While the change in fertility is more drastic in women, men have biological clocks, too. For women aged 19 to 26, they had a 50 percent chance of getting pregnant on their own fertile day. Women age 35 to 39 had only a 29 percent chance. However, what’s most interesting here is the impact male age had. For the women age 35 to 39, if the man was five or more years older than the woman, their pregnancy success odds dropped to 15 percent. The odds pretty much were cut in half. A man’s age does matter. Men may not have a complete drop off in fertility like women do. But “advanced paternal age” is something couples should be aware of. Both men and women must contend with their biological clocks. Down syndrome isn’t the only risk that increases with paternal age. Older fathers are more likely to have children with autism, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, achondroplasia, a kind of dwarfism and childhood leukemia. But my husband who is 50 and I 45 managed to have a healthy baby via surrogacy in Bio tex clinic.

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