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Assisted Reproduction
Infant birth weight is lower in assisted versus natural conception in formerly infertile women
April 21st, 2006
A recent study reported a shorter pregnancy span and a lower mean birth weight in infants born after in vitro fertilzation and intracytoplasmic sperm injection. According to scientists writing in the journal Human Reproduction, "The possible interference of assisted reproduction techniques (ART) with epigenetic reprogramming during early embryo development has recently sparked renewed interest about the reported lower birth weight among infants born as a consequence of infertility treatments. However, the latter finding so far has relied on the comparison of the birth weight of infants conceived with ART to general population data." C. De...
Source: Science Letter (2006-04-21)
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