Regardless of paternal age, however, if the father was 11 years or older than the mother, that rate jumped to 24 percent.
People have always focused on maternal age, But now we know that paternal age matters, too.
But other research has implicated increasing maternal and paternal age, low birth weight, multiple pregnancies and any medications or infections to which an expectant mom is exposed during pregnancy.
The study did not show any connection between paternal age and bipolar disorder.
If you're planning on having kids at some point in the future, do you have any anxieties about maternal or paternal age?
