More data rolls in about IVF birth defects
May 14, 2012
The contentious issue of birth defects in babies conceived with IVF is on the boil again after a major study was published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine. Researchers at the University of Adelaide, in Australia, confirmed earlier surveys that found an elevated risk of defect among IVF babies. The odds for any birth defect in pregnancies involving assisted conception are 8.3%, Â compared to 5.8% for unassisted pregnancies. Â (BioEdge)
