Higher rate of birth defects found with assisted reproduction
November 23rd, 2009From Reuters/ABC News:
A new study has found a higher rate of birth defects among babies conceived by assisted reproduction compared to babies conceived naturally.
In the study, almost 3 percent of infants conceived with assisted reproduction were diagnosed with a major birth defect, compared to less than 2 percent of babies conceived naturally, Dr. Darine El-Chaar and colleagues from The Ottawa Hospital in Ontario, Canada and colleagues found.
The study included all deliveries in the province of Ontario in 2005 for which information was available on reproductive assistance. Some possible reasons are the greater age of mothers and fathers who undergo this treatment and the number of interventions required.
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