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Re:Viagra May Also Lengthen a Man's Lifespan, Swedish Study ... by andy_ppp on Saturday April 03, 2021 @12:59AM (#26678542)
Nope, having children later increases life expectancy. People have theories about why but it’s not been proved IMO. I’ll try to find the paper later...
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Re:Viagra May Also Lengthen a Man's Lifespan, Swedish Study ... by throwaway333444 on Saturday April 03, 2021 @01:01AM (#26678550)
Source?
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Re:Viagra May Also Lengthen a Man's Lifespan, Swedish Study ... by andy_ppp on Saturday April 03, 2021 @01:31AM (#26678628)
https://time.com/4574770/older-moms-may-live-longer/ For example...
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Re:Viagra May Also Lengthen a Man's Lifespan, Swedish Study ... by keenreed on Saturday April 03, 2021 @01:06AM (#26678564)
It is the other way around, healthy men with increased life span are more likely to have a children.

Sick short malnourished male is less likely to find partner, let alone have a children.

Study also excludes divorced men who technically have children, but do not live with them. Divorce decreases life expectancy severely.

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Re:Viagra May Also Lengthen a Man's Lifespan, Swedish Study ... by vasco on Saturday April 03, 2021 @01:16AM (#26678595)
I'd think its more about lifestyle choices. Easier to ride motorcycles and jump out of planes if you're not changing diapers.
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Re:Viagra May Also Lengthen a Man's Lifespan, Swedish Study ... by valenterry on Saturday April 03, 2021 @01:11AM (#26678574)
Yeah, exactly this.

We should really stop using the word "increases" to describe a correlation and use "goes hand in hand with" or something like that. Same for your usage of "decreases". ;)

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Re:Viagra May Also Lengthen a Man's Lifespan, Swedish Study ... by andy_ppp on Saturday April 03, 2021 @01:32AM (#26678638)
Yes I guess also the richer you are the more likely you are to live longer and delay kids. Maybe it’s just correlated.
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Re:Viagra May Also Lengthen a Man's Lifespan, Swedish Study ... by Jimmc414 on Saturday April 03, 2021 @01:39AM (#26678655)
Respectfully, you seem to be confusing correlation with causation. A very common mistake.

I don't believe that drowning deaths are caused by ice cream sales either, but I can easily prepare the data in a way that makes that appear like a solid assertion.

Edit: I am intrigued by the downvotes. Perhaps I am wrong and ice cream sales actually do cause drowning deaths.

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