BMJ  2004;329 (7 August), doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7461.0

Twins born after assisted conception are not at higher risk of neurological damage

Twins born after assisted conception have a risk of developing neurological problems similar to that of naturally conceived twins. Pinborg and colleagues (p 311), who followed up more than 18 000 children born in Denmark, also found that children born after intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) had the same risk of neurological sequelae as those born after conventional in vitro fertilisation.

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