NEW YORK (AP) -- The California fertility doctor who implanted the octuplet mom with lots of embryos was no lone wolf: Fewer than 20 percent of U.S. clinics follow professional guidelines on how many embryos should be used for younger women.
"Clearly, most programs are not adhering to the guidelines," said Dr. Bradley Van Voorhis, director of the fertility clinic at the University of Iowa....
fertility clinicsAP IMPACT: Most fertility clinics break the rulesHeadlines from the Associated Press Fri, 02/20/2009 - 15:07
Fertility procedures, birth defects linkedSeattle Post-Intelligencer: Health and Fitness Mon, 11/17/2008 - 23:24
Infants conceived with techniques commonly used in fertility clinics are two to four times more likely to have certain birth defects than are infants conceived naturally, a new study has found. |
