Letters
Technical ability to treat male factor infertility must not overtake academic knowledge
BMJ 1998; 317 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.317.7162.888 (Published 26 September 1998) Cite this as: BMJ 1998;317:888
- M Rafet Gazvani, Research fellow,
- David H Richmond, Consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology,
- Peter J Howard, Consultant in clinical genetics,
- Charles R Kingsland, Consultant in obstetrics and gynaecology,
- D Iwan Lewis-Jones, Consultant andrologist
- Liverpool Women's Hospital, Liverpool L8 7SS
EDITOR—We were alarmed by Kurinczuk et al's findings that infants born after intracytoplasmic sperm injection are twice as likely as other infants to have a major birth defect and nearly 50% more likely to have a minor defect.1 Our unit has been concerned about the safety of intracytoplasmic sperm injection,2 and this concern has been voiced by other units. We previously suggested that routine karyotyping should …
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