Children conceived through fertility treatment more prone to birth defects
Written By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2023-10-12 14:30 GMT | Update On 2023-10-12 14:30 GMT
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Australia: A recent study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine has suggested that patients should be counselled on the small increased risk for genitourinary abnormalities after assisted reproductive technology (ART), particularly after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), which should be avoided in couples without problems of male infertility.
Many children are conceived through assisted reproductive technology (ART) cycles each year. Previous research has shown that children born from ART have a 25% to 50% increased risk for congenital abnormalities, particularly cardiac and genitourinary anomalies. However, it is unclear how much of this risk can be attributed to parental infertility problems compared to ART treatment.
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