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Study: Fertility treatments could cause gene mutations

The Hunted buy According to a recent Chinese study, the use of in vitro fertilization (IVF) or another assisted fertility technique called intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) to conceive appears to increase the odds of Y-chromosome birth defects, or "microdeletions," in male offspring. The report, which was published by Reuters notes this particular process is used primarily to overcome male infertility. download Open Road movie download A Clockwork Orange movie According to Reuters, such deletions could result in birth defects like defective sperm production and possibly also hypospadias — a common birth defect of the penis that occurs when the urinary outlet develops on the underside of the penis rather than at the tip. A Bronx Tale on dvd download Deadwater dvd The Sweep dvdrip Previous research has linked IVF to low birth weight, preterm delivery, cerebral palsy, and major birth defects, leading some researchers to theorize these therapies may cause…
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Topamax® linked to birth defects

Starship Troopers ipod A recent British study has found that the widely-used epilepsy drug Topamax® (topiramate) raises the risk of birth defects when taken by pregnant women. When combined with the drug valproate, the risk of the occurrence birth defects is even higher. For a Few Dollars More download A Haunting in Connecticut movie download Nemesis Game full movie The results are still statistically uncertain because the study included only 203 women, but experts were not surprised with the findings because Topamax has been shown to cause defects in animals. Target dvdrip Phenomenon rip buy Baja Beach Bums Bonneville full movie Of the 203 pregnancies in the study, 18 ended in spontaneous abortion, five in induced abortions, and two in stillbirths. Of the 178 babies born, 16 had major birth defects. In three of those cases, the mothers had only taken topiramate and the other 13 involved topiramate and other…
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Childhood Stroke Research May Shed Light on Cerebral Palsy

New research into strokes suffered by infants and children may lead to answers for cerebral palsy suffers. Toxic Skies movie full Cashback full movie More Dogs Than Bones the movie The Hudsucker Proxy film One Man’s Treasure release Recent findings reveal that childhood strokes are much more common than previously assumed. In response, the American Heart Association has issued its first ever guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of strokes in young children. They do note, however, that this development is not due to an increase in childhood strokes, but rather to an increase in medical knowledge. For example, doctors now believe that cerebral palsy is a kind of stroke. 88 Minutes full movie If it is, there may be hope down the line. Professor Susan Levine of the University of Chicago and Dr. Deborah Gaebler-Spira at the Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago have both pointed out that while a childhood…
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