News: Age

Updated: Feb 26/10

FEMALE & MALE AGE
• Having children late results in a variety of medical challenges that shouldn't be overlooked (Feb 15/10. The Times)

FEMALE AGE
• Fertility & aging: do reproductive-aged women know what they need to know?  (Mar 17/09. Fertility & Sterility)
• Expert urges women to test fertility at 30 (Aug 17/09. BioNews)
• Late motherhood causes steep rise in Down syndrome diagnoses (& abortions) (Nov 1/09. BioNews 532)
• More confirmation of rapid [female] fertility decline after 30 (Jan 29/10. BioEdge)
• Study shows rapid decline in women's eggs after 30 (Jan 31/10. BioNews)
• Is the fertility time bomb really ticking? Why are women having children older and what are the consequences for society? (The Telegraph. Feb 7/10)
• Mother's age linked to autism risk (Feb 15/10. BioNews)

MALE AGE
• Study Finds Link Between Older Fathers & Lower IQ Scores in Children (Mar 16/09. BioNews)
• 'Selfish' tumor cells point to link between older fathers and genetic diseases (Nov 2/09. BioNews 532)