ART Births Linked to Slightly Higher Risk of Congenital Anomalies in Kids
Kids conceived using assisted reproductive technology (ART) had slightly higher risks of congenital anomalies, particularly genitourinary abnormalities, according to an Australian population-based cohort study. In the cohort of over 850,000 infants, singleton infants conceived via ART had an increased risk for major genitourinary abnormalities compared with naturally conceived singleton infants with parents with no fertility […]
Reassuring Findings for Growth Differences Among ART Kids
For kids conceived with assisted reproductive technology (ART), early life weight differences didn’t appear to linger long into adolescence, researchers reported. Compared with those who were naturally conceived, children conceived via ART tended to be shorter and weigh less in early childhood, Ahmed Elhakeem, PhD, of the University of Bristol in England, and colleagues said. […]
IVF Babies at No Increased Risk of Childhood Cancers
Children conceived via assisted reproductive technology (ART) were not at increased risk of developing cancer later on, according to results of a prospective study. Compared with kids born to subfertile mothers who did not use ART, those conceived via ART methods — such as in vitro fertilization (IVF) — did not have a higher risk […]