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Originally posted by Allytigator
I'm taking an informal poll. Do you know children who were conceived via in vitro fertilization, and if so, are they as healthy and normal-sized as children conceived the old-fashioned way?
I'm asking because after trying everything else both Western and Eastern medicine have to offer, ivf seems to be our only remaining option for my husband and I to have our own biological children.
The doctors I've asked all say IVF kids are of comparable size and health, the only difference is how and where the fertilization process took place. I'm not aware of any long-term studies on the health of IVF-conceived babies. But of the three couples I personally know to have conceived this way, the kids seem to be either very small for their age or have health problems. Obviously, this sample is too small to mean anything, so any insight would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Ally
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Ally -- our friends have twin girls born thru in vitro fertilization. At age four, they are perfectly healthy and well within normal size range.
