Type of infertility and prevalence of congenital malformations
Olga Basso,
Gabriel D. Shapiro,
Robert Gagnon
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundChildren conceived with assisted reproductive technologies (ART) or after a long waiting time have a higher prevalence of congenital malformations, but few studies have examined the contribution of type of infertility.ObjectivesTo quantify the association between causes of infertility and prevalence of malformations.MethodsWe compared the prevalence at birth of all and severe malformations diagnosed up to age 2 between 6656 children born in 1996–2017 to parents who had previously been assessed for in… Show more
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