Do children born after assisted reproductive technology have a higher incidence of birth defects?
Recent studies seem to find a significant increase in the incidence of birth defects among children conceived with assisted reproductive technologies. Those data should lead to proper counseling of couples treated with these techniques.
Olivennes
Francois
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Center for Reproductive Medicine, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France. francois.olivennes@abc.ap-hop-paris.fr
D000015:Abnormalities, Multiple / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D027724:Reproductive Techniques, Assisted / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*