Risk of Having A Baby With A Major Handicap 11% After Assisted Reproduction Compared to 5% after Natural Conception
European Journal Pediatr... 2003 162-64 Springer-Verlag 2002
In Sweden a study of 5680 infants born to mother between 1982 and 1995 after IVF compared to 11360 controls. "All data considered, it appears that the risk of having a baby with a major handicap is about 11% (9% morphological, 2% neurological) after assisted reproduction, compared to 5% (4% morphological, 1% neurological) after natural conception.
This study is only about handicaps seen at or near birth and not about IVF and autism etc.
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