Sperm problems in older men

I toyed with some other headers but couldn't come up with one that was better. (Suggestions welcome)

http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/20 ... 165303.htm


..."The working hypothesis for D'Onofrio and his colleagues who study this phenomenon is that unlike women, who are born with all their eggs, men continue to produce new sperm throughout their lives. Each time sperm replicate, there is a chance for a mutation in the DNA to occur. As men age, they are also exposed to numerous environmental toxins, which have been shown to cause mutations in the DNA found in sperm. Molecular genetic studies have, in fact, shown that sperm of older men have more genetic mutations.
This study and others like it, however, perhaps signal some of the unforeseen, negative consequences of a relatively new trend in human history. As such, D'Onofrio said, it may have important social and public policy implications. Given the increased risk associated with advancing paternal age at childbearing, policy-makers may want to make it possible for men and women to accommodate children earlier in their lives without having to set aside other goals."...

So, this is where liberals come from. They are the progeny of old men.

Could be a bad turn for America since so many are having children later than ever.

There's a Texas Aggie joke fermenting in this story but this isn't the Ring so I won't go there...

otisptoadwater wrote: There's a Texas Aggie joke fermenting in this story but this isn't the Ring so I won't go there...

Perhaps a ring version is in order. I tried really hard to to come up with something that would milk more humor out of the title but I shot my wad without getting past sophomoric.

I guess you could have splashed around the subject, probably would have gotten sticky anyways...

ScienceChic wrote: :rofllol Sorry, my Dad was 21 when I was born, and both my parents remain staunch Republicans. Thanks to great genes, great parents, and a strong family environment, I turned out well - i.e. a tree-hugging, gay-supporting, feminist, fiscally conservative flaming liberal scientist-turned-business-owner.

You might need to have some DNA comparison done.

And, so it seems that males have a "shelf life" also......AGING is a bitch, no matter what gender
you are assigned.....male menopause is just as REAL as female menopause...WELCOME to our
world gentlemen!