Birth Defects Plague Iraq, But Cause Unknown
iStockPhoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — The Iraq War may be over, but the casualties continue for Iraqi couples trying to have children without life-threatening birth defects.An apparent rise in Iraqi birth defects has left parents, doctors and researchers…
Fertility Treatments May Raise Risk for Birth Defects, Study Says
iStockphoto/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — New research indicates that couples who undergo in vitro fertilization are more likely to have a baby with birth defects, Health Day reports. One of the study’s authors said the findings showed a significant link bet…
Fertility Methods May Raise Risk of Birth Defects, Study Says
Jupiterimages/Thinkstock(NEW YORK) — Babies conceived with infertility treatment methods are more likely to have certain birth defects than babies who are conceived naturally, according to a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine…
