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Fatherhood at Fifty Is a Growing Trend, With Impacts on Child Health


Most need no reminder that motherhood is constrained by a biological clock – it's a fact that keeps many women awake at night, governs career and relationship choices, and contributes a lion's share to the US$819 million IVF industry.

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