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The Oldest Man to Impregnate a Woman: Separating Fact from Folklore

In 2012, Indian farmer Ramjit Raghav made headlines when he claimed to have fathered a second child at the age of 96, becoming a highly publicized candidate for the oldest man to impregnate a woman. While stories of geriatric fathers often capture the public imagination, they also raise questions about the limits of male fertility, the associated health risks, and the veracity of such claims. The official record holder, however, is a point of contention among various sources.

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At What Age Do Men Stop Getting Pregnant? Addressing a Common Misconception

Around 1 in 6 couples will experience infertility, but the question "At what age do men stop getting pregnant?" is based on a fundamental biological misunderstanding. Cisgender men do not possess the necessary reproductive organs to gestate a child, as pregnancy is a function of the female reproductive system.

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At what age does a man stop becoming fertile?

While the world's oldest man to father a child was 96, this anecdote can create misconceptions about male reproductive health. Unlike women, who experience a definitive end to fertility with menopause, men do not have a set age at which they stop becoming fertile. Instead, male fertility undergoes a gradual decline, particularly after the age of 40, impacting sperm quality and increasing the time it takes to conceive.

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What is the oldest woman to have a baby? The record, the science, and the ethics

At the age of 74, an Indian woman named Erramatti Mangayamma made international headlines in 2019 by giving birth to twins through in vitro fertilization (IVF), an unprecedented event that answers the question, **What is the oldest woman to have a baby?** This extraordinary case highlights how advanced reproductive technologies are challenging the traditional biological limits of childbirth.

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