The Risk of Major Birth Defects after Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection and in Vitro Fertilization
New England Journal of MedicinePublished 7 March 2002Open access
Michèle Hansen, Jennifer J. Kurinczuk, Carol Bower, Sandra Webb
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Infants conceived with use of intracytoplasmic sperm injection or in vitro fertilization have twice as high a risk of a major birth defect as naturally conceived infants.
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Infants conceived with use of intracytoplasmic sperm injection or in vitro fertilization have twice as high a risk of a major birth defect as naturally conceived infants.
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