Children from the tubes grow faster

Children born after in vitro fertilization procedure (IVF), to develop physically faster than their peers. To such conclusion experts of the University of Auckland in New Zealand.

Researchers from Auckland say that IVF children are taller than babies conceived naturally. To reach this conclusion, researchers analyzed the height of about 200 children. As a result, it was found that the increase in children born after in vitro fertilization To six years of age exceeds the same figure for ordinary children. The difference is an average of 2, 6 centimeters.

New Zealand researchers have tried to understand what is the reason for this difference in the growth of children. Their version - of this fact responsible medications that are assigned to women to stimulate ovulation vitro fertilization .

Also, it is possible that the growth is responsible for the high part of the culture medium in which the embryos are placed before implanting them in the uterus. These factors can alter the hormonal profile of children conceived as a result of the procedure IVF . This eventually leads to a more intense physical development of children.

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