Advanced paternal age over 50 is associated with increased risks of autism, certain rare genetic diseases, and mental health conditions like schizophrenia.

“After age 50 we see a few different increases for sperm specifically so advanced pnal Internal age is real both when it comes to how you make sperm but also the quality of that sperm. We see overall in a population based increased risk of autism of autotoal dominant new mutations specifically certain types of like dwarfism or very specific um diseases that are ultimately overall rare that can can happen. And then you also can see an increase in some other mental health diseases like schizophrenia.”