Birth Defects and Fertility Treatment WisdomCard™
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Research Notes on Birth Defects and Fertility Treatment
A new study has found that fertility treatments raise the risk of birth defects. Every pregnancy holds a 3% risk of birth defects, but with a fertility treatment, like in vitro fertilization, the risk is raised to 6-12%.1 This study reveals that pregnancies conceived with the the aid of fertility treatments increase the likelihood of children born with septal heart defects, cleft lips and palates, and gastrointestinal defects.2
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- Data from 14,095 naturally conceived births and 281 assisted reproductive technology (ART) births was analyzed.3
- ART has been in use in the U.S. since 1981 and by 2005, more than 134,000 ART procedures had been performed.3
- The study appears in the journal Human Reproduction.
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Research Notes References
- ↑ eFluxMedia: Fertility Treatments Increase Birth Defect Risks (Nov. 18, 2008)
- ↑ CNN: Fertility Treatments Linked to Certain Birth Defects (Nov. 18, 2008)
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 U.S. News & World Report: Assisted Reproductive Technology Linked to Birth Defects (Nov. 17, 2008)
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