Despite the careful selection of gametes, a large number of studies by Western scientists found that children of IVF in the future can feel the consequences of this procedure on their own health. It is with this fact that numerous experiences of potential mothers are associated.
What effects of IVF can occur after birth?
Researchers in the United States have found that infants born through IVF have an inherently increased likelihood of genetic disorders. In particular, such babies are often born with a cleft of the upper lip (2.4 times), have malformations of the digestive system (2.1 times). In the course of this study, about 280 babies born as a result of IVF and ICSI and more than 14,000 crumbs born in conception by natural means were examined.
From violations of the gastrointestinal tract in children are more often noted:
- atresia of the esophagus - 4.5 times more often;
- atresia of the rectum - almost 4 times.
It is also worth noting that such babies are much more likely to be born with hereditary disorders, including:
- Angelmann's syndrome;
- Beckwitt-Wiedemann syndrome.
What other negative effects of IVF can children experience?
It is worth noting that most of the listed violations only progress with time, significantly worsening the quality of life of the child.
Many authors of ongoing studies have noted the development of frequent psychiatric disorders in these children. Often, these children are noted for violations such as mental retardation, autism, which manifest themselves with increasing age and can not be diagnosed at birth.
Thus, every woman who wants to undergo an IVF procedure should know what the negative consequences are after this manipulation. It is worth noting that their existence does not in any way mean that her child will be born infertile or will have any hereditary diseases. The underlying factor here is heredity.