When I hit puberty, I quickly learnt from my mom, grandmom and well virtually everyone at large "na oge Nwanyi na-agwu agwu" meaning that women do not have the luxury of time.

As soon as our biological clock starts ticking, which starts when our menses begins, the countdown is on: Either marry on time and give birth to all your children before the age of 35 years or face menopause and certain genetic health problems.

The men don't have that pressure. They are regarded as free beings, virile, strong and forever on nature's beck and call to multiply and fill the earth with babies all the days of their lives. Well, you might just want to pause on that calling.

The scientific community has realized that certain genetic diseases are now associated with an increased age in men. Although the exact age has not been specified like that of the females which is 35 years and above, it is clear that the more aged a man is, the more likely his offspring will become affected with these diseases.

So Daddies, your biological clock though moving much slower than the Mummies, still ticks. Tick tock, tick tock.

www.kiddiesmatters.com

OK. We have heard your voice.

Flexherbal:
OK. We have heard your voice.

Thank you for hearing my voice

Dr Ada please can you school us further in what these genetic diseases are

VoteDemiladgold:
Dr Ada please can you school us further in what these genetic diseases are

Yes dear, advanced paternal age of 45 years and above associated with achondroplasia, neurofibromatosis, Marfan syndrome, Treacher Collins syndrome, Waardenburg syndrome, thanatophoric dysplasia, osteogenesis imperfecta, and Apert syndrome.

DrAda:


Yes dear, advanced paternal age of 45 years and above associated with achondroplasia, neurofibromatosis, Marfan syndrome, Treacher Collins syndrome, Waardenburg syndrome, thanatophoric dysplasia, osteogenesis imperfecta, and Apert syndrome.

wooow, i'm learning a lot.. thanks for your tips.. i"ll look at them online holistically.

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And everytime the torchlight is on women,the pressure becoming more evident in white and black..Guess it's time for men to consider the effect of delay too!

Op,those listed diseases seems scary o!

If this is true it will happen in less than 10percent of men above 65yrs. A man of 45 is at his peak other things being equal but a woman at 40 has expired reproduction wise