Children conceived from frozen embryos at increased risk for certain cancers

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(Reuters Health) - When frozen embryos are used during in vitro fertilization (IVF), the resulting children have a slightly higher risk than other ...

- When frozen embryos are used during in vitro fertilization , the resulting children have a slightly higher risk than other kids for certain types of cancer, evidence from Denmark suggests.

Denmark has one of the highest rates of assisted reproduction technology in the world. In 2018, 9.8per cent of newborns there had been conceived with fertility treatments, the researchers note in their report. Overall there had been 341 childhood cancer cases during the time period studied: January 1, 1996 through December 31, 2012.

 

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