Effects of Maternal Age on Down Syndrome and other congenital defects

Question

nincompoop · Answer

Relative effects of paternal and maternal age in mongolism (down syndrome)

nincompoop · Answer

Epidemiology of Down Syndrome (DS)

nincompoop · Answer

Maternal age-standardisation of prevalence of Down's syndrome

nincompoop · Answer

@Ashleyisakitty

nincompoop · Answer

http://www.wolfson.qmul.ac.uk/epm/screening/calcrisk.html

ashleyisakitty · Answer

This is all very interesting but is there any reason as to why you're showing me this? :P

anonymous · Answer

Haha!

nincompoop · Answer

Per our discussion, women who are planning to have kids in their 30's should consider the risk, not on their health, but the chances of down syndrome of their offspring.

nincompoop · Answer

on their*

ashleyisakitty · Answer

True... but still, the chances arent too too high at 30.

nincompoop · Answer

the last attachment summarizes most of the studies made on the effects of maternal age

anonymous · Answer

I think what he's trying to say is he wants to make babies with you, right now. There's no waiting. It needs to happen ASAP.

ashleyisakitty · Answer

^this guy

nincompoop · Answer

HAHAHA funny.  The women of our generation here in the United States and most of the developing world have been delaying pregnancies to their near-mid-thirties.  And though this may be economically sound to the individual and family, the risk that it carries might outweigh the good intention.