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Motherhood Artificial Conceptions
IVF babies have same cognitive skills: Study The latest study debunks earlier held ideas that children born out of artificial means may be cognitive deficient. In fact, often it could be the other way round
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his is going to be of some comfort to women whose husbands have not been able to give them children and want them to go for artificial methods. So long, the held concept, unconfirmed by scientific studies, was that babies coming through the IVF or ART routes may be dumbos compared to naturally conceived children. The latest study thus comes as a serious relief to them. Babies conceived from artificial methods such as In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) and Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) have the same cognitive skills as the babies conceived naturally, revealed a study on Tuesday, contradicting earlier theories that babies born from artificial methods have intellectual impairment. The new study conducted by city-based Indira IVF also states that in many cases babies born through IVF are more brainy and smart. The study states that according to the earlier theories, due to the variations in Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) and IVF, the procedures were
Babies conceived from artificial methods have the same cognitive skills as ‘normal’ babies The new study also states that in many cases babies born through IVF are more brainy and smart Due to the advancement of IVF a wider range of infertility problems have been resolved
According to the study, IVF is also more advisable for young women who have fertility issues as the quality of eggs is better
linked to increased risk of prematurity and higher twin rates.”However, due to the advancement in technology such defects have reduced to a great extent,” said the study. “Over time, the technology has improved significantly and even multiple pregnancies have reduced drastically. Multiple pregnancies can at times carry
associated risks like premature delivery and thus low birth weight leading to further developmental problems. But, with advanced techniques, now chances of singletons are more thus, a child gets better nutrition and is born with healthier birth weight,” said Sagarika Aggarwal, an IVF expert with Indira IVF Hospital, and part of the study
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Cancer Pregnancy
Survivors 38% less likely to conceive
The findings speak on the need for better access to fertility preservation in girls and young women This analysis provides evidence of the effect of cancer and its treatment on subsequent pregnancy
Chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments for cancers are known to affect fertility as some can cause damage to the ovary, uterus and potentially affect brain centres IANS
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omen who survived cancer were 38 per cent less likely to become pregnant as compared to their healthy counterparts, says a new study. The research findings also emphasised on the need for better access to fertility preservation in girls and young women.The detrimental effect on fertility was evident in almost all types of cancer diagnosed, the
conducting team. The study also stated that due to the advancement of IVF a wider range of infertility problems have been resolved. “In the study it has been clearly found that in early years the IVF-conceived children actually scored higher on the tests.”According to the study, IVF is also more advisable for young women who have fertility issues as the quality of eggs is better which ensures a healthy child than a procedure done on an older woman.Ever since the birth of the first IVF child Louise Brown in England approximately 40 years ago, an estimated 5 million children have been born worldwide through IVF and other related ART procedures.
study showed.The findings showed that for women who had not been pregnant before their cancer diagnosis, 20.6 per cent of the cancer survivors achieved a first pregnancy after diagnosis, compared with 38.7 per cent in the control group. Thus, women with cancer were about half as likely to achieve a first pregnancy. “This analysis provides evidence of the effect of cancer and its treatment on subsequent pregnancy across the full reproductive age range,”
Fertility preservation ahead of treatment has an increasing role to play in fertility clinics
said Richard Anderson, Professor at the University of Edinburgh. Chemotherapy and radiotherapy treatments for cancers – are known to affect fertility as some can cause damage to the ovary, uterus and potentially affect those brain centres which control the reproductive axis. The results were presented at the Annual Meeting of European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) in Geneva. For the study, the team included 23,201 female
cancer survivors in girls and women aged 39 or under. With rates of cancer survival increasing in both young male and females, fertility preservation ahead of treatment has an increasing role to play in fertility clinics, the researchers suggested. “The major impact on pregnancy after some common cancers highlights the need for enhanced strategies to preserve fertility in girls and young women,” Anderson noted.