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 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura Purdy" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> 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 > > > > > > 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 > >> > >> > >>Source: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions > >>Date: 11/18/2002 > >> > >> > >>Assisted Reproduction May Be Linked To Birth Defect Syndrome > > > >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 > > > > > >