Twins born after fertility treatments may be susceptible to different — and fewer — birth defects than other twins, new research suggests. The study confirms that twins have a higher risk of birth defects than singletons, but it questions the notion that fertility treatments contribute to those abnormalities.
Tag: birth defects
Gaps In Women’s Health Care May Derail Zika Prevention In Texas, Florida
Mosquitoes bearing Zika — a virus that can cause birth defects when contracted by pregnant women — are expected to reach the United States as soon as this summer, with Florida and Texas likely to be among the hardest-hit states.
CDC Says It’s ‘Now Clear’ That Zika Virus Causes Microcephaly
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said Wednesday evening that new data suggests the mosquito-borne Zika virus is a cause of birth defects like microcephaly, a costly and life-threatening condition that is ravaging Brazil and has impacted nearly 5,000 children in the country.
Local Fertility Patients Consider Zika Virus
Zika was first discovered in Brazil, according to Dr. Schnorr. The virus spreads through a mosquito bite and can cause birth defects in babies of pregnant women.
Utah Doctors: Air pollution Harms Unborn, Lowers Fertility
Love is in the air this time of year. But for young couples
looking to start a family, there is something else in the air that may hinder
that pursuit. Recent studies have linked exposure to urban air pollution with
stillbirth, preterm birth, birth defects and low birthweight. City smog is also
tied, physicians say, to pregnancy complications such as preeclampsia,
premature membrane rupture and intrauterine growth restriction — a condition
that occurs when the fetus does not receive adequate support from the mother
via the placenta, resulting in extremely low birthweight.
Researchers Identify Unique Marker on Mom’s Chromosomes in Early Embryo
Researchers in the University of Georgia’s Regenerative Bioscience Center are visually capturing the first process of chromosome alignment and separation at the beginning of mouse development. The findings could lead to answers to questions concerning the mechanisms leading to birth defects and chromosome instability in cancer cells.
Preventing Deformed Limbs: Researchers Find New Link Between Physical Forces and Limb Development
University of Toronto engineers and a pediatric surgeon have joined forces to discover how physical forces like pressure and tension affect the development of limbs in embryos—research that could someday be used to help prevent birth defects.
Fertility Treatments Aren’t Significantly Linked to Birth Defects
The risk of birth defects is low among children conceived using assisted reproductive technologies (ART), according to a new study.
Birth Defects in ART Babies Reviewed
Researchers have reviewed current knowledge to further understand the reasons for the increased incidence of birth defects in babies born through assisted reproductive technologies (ART).
Scientists Discover Genetic Cause for Male Reproductive Birth Defects
Researchers have defined a previously unrecognized genetic cause for two types of birth defects found in newborn boys. Lead author Dr. Dolores Lamb, director of the Center for Reproductive Medicine at Baylor, professor and vice chair for research of urology and molecular and cellular biology at Baylor, asid cryptorchidism and hypospadias are among the most common birth defects but the causes are usually unknown.