Israeli researchers have found a link between autism and in vitro fertilization.

• Dr. Ditza Zachar said that 10.5 percent of the 461 children with autism in her study had been conceived by IVF.
• This rate is 7 percent higher than the general population in Israel.

Dr. Zachar said that her study was not definitive, because many of the mothers of the children in the study were older than average. Older maternal age is a factor that has been linked to autism.
 

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Posted By: Aspen Education Group