Thursday, February 03, 2005
IVF babies at greater health risk
Researchers at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research in Perth analysed 25 studies from around the world and concluded that IVF babies consistently showed a 25 to 40 per cent greater risk of abnormalities. The same researchers released a study in 2002 claiming the incidence of abnormalities in IVF babies was twice the level for those who were conceived naturally. About 5000 Australian babies a year are born using some form of IVF, about 2 per cent of total births.
(Source: Clara Pirani, "Defect risk is 40pc higher with IVF," The Australian, January 28, 2005)
Researchers at the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research in Perth analysed 25 studies from around the world and concluded that IVF babies consistently showed a 25 to 40 per cent greater risk of abnormalities. The same researchers released a study in 2002 claiming the incidence of abnormalities in IVF babies was twice the level for those who were conceived naturally. About 5000 Australian babies a year are born using some form of IVF, about 2 per cent of total births.
(Source: Clara Pirani, "Defect risk is 40pc higher with IVF," The Australian, January 28, 2005)
