Teenage boys’ babies are ‘30% more likely to develop autism, schizophrenia and spina bifida’

• Male reproductive system may not work properly until after puberty
• They found high levels of DNA mutations in sperm cells of teenage boys
• Findings create 30 per cent higher risk of children being born with defects
• Could result in conditions such as autism, schizophrenia and spina bifida
• Research also revealed men have healthiest sperm in their 20s and 30s
• But the number of mutations rises again as they approach the age of 40

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