Hi,

 Cynthia Cohen in  "Give me children or I shall die...", Hastings Center
Report, v.26, # 9, 1996 she mentions that Australia is the only country to
have statistics and follow up of the children born by NRT and that it shows
that these children have a higher probability of suffering certain
illnesses, besides those due to premature birth and multiple pregnancies.

Susana E. Sommer
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From: "Laura Purdy" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Monday, November 18, 2002 12:57 PM
Subject: Re: Assisted Reproduction May Be Linked To Birth Defect Syndrome


> Joan--
> There is a literature on the topic--search for IVF and ovarian
cancer--that
> should get you into it.
> Laura
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> At 10:02 AM 11/18/2002 -0500, you wrote:
> >At 08:16 AM 11/18/02 -0500, you wrote:
> >> From ScienceDaily
> >>http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2002/11/021118065310.htm
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> >>Source:   Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions
> >>Date:   11/18/2002
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> >>Assisted Reproduction May Be Linked To Birth Defect Syndrome
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> >Thanks to Doug for this post.  While we're on assisted reproduction, I
have
> >long suspected that the fertility drugs given to women who are trying to
> >conceive are likely to be linked to reproductive cancers (just as I long
> >suspected that hormone replacement therapy is so linked).  Has anyone
seen
> >any studies to this effect?
> >
> >Joan
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