title: Reproductive function in the aging male.
abstract: Although the association between advanced paternal age and serious birth defects has received less attention than the effect of maternal age on such defects, this association has been demonstrated. This, as well as the potential decline in fertility among older men, should be borne in mind by men electing to defer establishing a family.
authors.affiliation: Division of Urology, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Meacham
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Murray
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000502:physiology*; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations / Q000453:epidemiology; D025063:Chromosome Disorders; D002979:Climacteric; D005260:Female; D005298:Fertility / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007248:Infertility, Male / Q000209:etiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D008593:Menopause / Q000502:physiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D010331:Paternal Age; D012307:Risk Factors; D012661:Semen; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000502:physiology; D013091:Spermatogenesis / Q000502:physiology