Comments on: Would Increased Risk of Birth Defects Deter You From IVF? http://pokedandprodded.health.com/2008/11/19/would-increased-risk-of-birth-defects-deter-you-from-ivf/ Adventures in being sick, getting better, staying well, from the editors of Health.com Sun, 22 Nov 2009 17:45:16 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Fertility Expert http://pokedandprodded.health.com/2008/11/19/would-increased-risk-of-birth-defects-deter-you-from-ivf/#comment-3070 Fertility Expert Mon, 24 Nov 2008 01:43:35 +0000 http://healthpoked.wordpress.com/?p=4216#comment-3070 "In the US, 1 in every 950 babies is born with a cleft lip with or without cleft palate. The study showed that using ART doubled this risk to around 1 in every 425." As a Fertility Specialist, I always keep patients informed about the facts. Patients should weigh between the risks and the benefits before decide to proceed with any procedure. However, read between the lines. Statistic data tend to fool the audience by using multiple or percentage. Take example of the statement above, from the original report, in raw data, how many more baby (ies) has birth defect in a population of 1000 as compared to the control? Studies also showed that, some of these birth defects probably has something to do with the original causes of infertility ( age, familial trait etc..) Minh N. Ho, MD Board Certified in REI http://www.ivfdoc.com “In the US, 1 in every 950 babies is born with a cleft lip with or without cleft palate. The study showed that using ART doubled this risk to around 1 in every 425.”

As a Fertility Specialist, I always keep patients informed about the facts. Patients should weigh between the risks and the benefits before decide to proceed with any procedure.

However, read between the lines. Statistic data tend to fool the audience by using multiple or percentage.

Take example of the statement above, from the original report, in raw data, how many more baby (ies) has birth defect in a population of 1000 as compared to the control?

Studies also showed that, some of these birth defects probably has something to do with the original causes of infertility ( age, familial trait etc..)
Minh N. Ho, MD
Board Certified in REI
http://www.ivfdoc.com

]]> By: Secular Heretic http://pokedandprodded.health.com/2008/11/19/would-increased-risk-of-birth-defects-deter-you-from-ivf/#comment-3049 Secular Heretic Sun, 23 Nov 2008 09:57:53 +0000 http://healthpoked.wordpress.com/?p=4216#comment-3049 I read about this the other day too. There are other ways of increasing the likelyhood of conceiving without resorting to IVF. The Billings Ovulation Method Association differ from artificial technologies in that they cooperate with nature by equipping couples to listen to what their bodies are saying. I wrote about it on my blog. http://secularheretic-st.blogspot.com/ I read about this the other day too.

There are other ways of increasing the likelyhood of conceiving without resorting to IVF.
The Billings Ovulation Method Association differ from artificial technologies in that they cooperate with nature by equipping couples to listen to what their bodies are saying.

I wrote about it on my blog.
http://secularheretic-st.blogspot.com/

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