The Science of Gaydar

[HungLikeJesus]

Originally Posted by Aliantha

I heard a statistic at one stage which said that every for every year over 30 you are at the time of conception your risk of developemental problems in your child doubles.

So that means that a woman of 40 (I believe the age of the man is less important) has an increased risk of problems 2^10 = 1024 times that of a woman of 30. This sounds like an area ripe for government interference. I wonder how that compares to drinking or smoking while pregnant?

Mating between close relatives only increases the risk of problems by about 15% (no source cited).