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Fertility treatments linked to certain birth defects
Posted on Tuesday, November 18 @ 09:32:16 CST by Raulken |
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By Andrea M. Kane ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that infants born as a result of assisted reproductive technology, or ART -- such as in vitro fertilization and the use of donor eggs...
 Babies Conceived With ART Face Birth Defects Risk Posted on: 18-11-2008 in HealthWashington (ECN) - According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), babies born via ART are more likely to have birth defects.
ART is known as assisted reproductive technology and is usd to help the babies become conceived.
The study was done on 13,500 babies born with birth defects, and 5,000 babies without birth defects.
Researchers have found that some birth defects are four times more common in ART babies compared to babies conceived naturally.
The birth defects include heart wall problems, as well as issues with cleft lip/palate.
ART is becoming more common as 1% of infants are conceived with it.
The CDC published the findings in the online edition of the Human Reproduction journal. Save & Share this Article add all: Print this ArticleEMail this ArticleRSS Feed
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