Pregnancy tips Recent Study Confirms Higher Rate Of Abnormalities With IVF

Over the years I have been publishing my blogs, I've found many articles which have suggested that the rate of abnormalities in babies born through IVF is higher than the general population. Here is a recent article which confirms those findings, but that rate is stated to be almost double. Read more:


www.reuters.com

From the article:

Questionnaires were completed both by the parents and the pediatrician, and the prevalence of birth abnormalities was compared with data from national registers.

The average age of the parents of babies with abnormalities was not statistically different from the other parents who had had fertility treatment.

Viot said the higher rate was in part due to more heart problems in ART babies, and also due to more abnormalities of the urinary and reproductive systems, particularly in boys.

Among minor defects, the scientists found a five times higher rate of angioma -- benign tumors made up of small blood vessels on or near the surface of the skin. These occurred more than twice as frequently in girls than in boys.

Viot said that in France, some 200,000 children have been born after ART so far. This meant a birth abnormality rate of this size should be seen as "a public health issue."