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are at a higher risk of birth defects From everything I have read, the risk doubles. That may sound like a big deal, but quoting from memory, it doubles from a
by randomdata 14y ago
are at a higher risk of birth defects
From everything I have read, the risk doubles. That may sound like a big deal, but quoting from memory, it doubles from a 0.5% chance to a 1% chance, which is still exceedingly low odds. I'm not sure that risk alone is enough to warrant holding back on having children later in life.
- flyosity 14y agoI know two couples who waited till their mid-30s to have children and after various miscarriages they both delivered boys with Down Syndrome, so was that worth partying in their 20s? No.
- akie 14y agoNot everyone who has kids in their mid-30s gets a kid with Down syndrome, and not everyone who has kids in their mid-30s does so because they were partying.
- hyperbovine 14y agoIn whose opinion? It may shock you to learn that parents of children with down-syndrome frequently do not view it as the life-ruining event you make it out to be.
- usaar333 14y agoI assume you mean from 35 to 40? The odds jump from 0.5% to 1% for Down Syndrome specifically; risk of any birth defect would be higher. That said, the bigger issue is infertility, which increases by 20%: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_and_female_fertility http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Age_and_female_fertility
- randomdata 14y agoThanks for pointing that out. That may be what I remembered. What are the statistics for general defects between the two groups?