Giving Mother Nature a helping hand means all too human frailty
This article, in the Daily Heil suggests fertility treatment offered to men with ‘extreme fertility issues’ is linked to a fourfold risk of the child developing severe autism.
The study found the extra risk in babies born after ICSI treatment, where a sperm is injected into the egg to compensate for low sperm count or poor quality sperm.
Low IQ risk: Sperm being injected into egg using the ICSI technique
It is unclear whether the higher risk is triggered by men with sperm damage passing on a higher rate of genetic abnormalities.
Another good case for letting nature take its course, perhaps? Or do I just sound like a Daily Mail reader here? You decide…
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