Children born after certain Infertility Treatments could be at higher Risk of Autism

Study provides much needed information for parents or clinicians on the relative risks of modern IVF treatments

Children born after certain Infertility treatments at higher Risk of Autism, Study shows
Embryos being prepared for IVF

Children born after certain infertility treatments are at higher risk of autism, and all IVF treatments carry a slightly heightened risk of low intelligence later in life than natural births, a major study has shown.

However, scientists stressed that the chances of an IVF baby being affected was tiny in real terms.

Read Children born after certain infertility treatments at higher risk of autism, The Independent, Science, 02 July 2013.

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8 thoughts on “Children born after certain Infertility Treatments could be at higher Risk of Autism”

  2. somehow it sounds very sad, probably the chances to get born as an autist is very low. the researches need to go further and need to be improve

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