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Father was over 40 at child's birth
Fertility varies from man to man, and age is not a good predictor of male fertility. Prostate function is not closely related to fertility, and a man can father children even if his prostate gland has been removed. Some fairly old men can (and do) father children.
Dr. Jeff Livingston reviewed this
24 year experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology
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