LONDON, October 16, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A new study has found that women implanted with frozen embryos in an effort to become artificially pregnant face a higher risk of ectopic pregnancy, as the embryo lodges itself in the fallopian tubes, ovary, abdomen or cervix rather than safely in the womb itself. Researchers at Brown University and Women and Infants Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island found that of 490 pregnancies from non-frozen embryos, only 9 (or 1.8%) were ectopic, compared to 31.6% rate for women who were implanted with frozen embryos. According to reports, “The condition is potentially life-threatening. The embryo can rupture the fallopian tube, leading to massive internal bleeding – and possibly death – for the mother, and loss of the baby.” For BBC coverage: https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3193254.stm For related coverage of IVF dangers: Reseachers Admit IVF Carries Higher Birth Defect Risk www.lifesite.net/ldn/2003/sep/03092206.html
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Frozen Embryos Linked to Ectopic Pregnancy
LONDON, October 16, 2003 (LifeSiteNews.com) – A new study has found that women implanted with frozen embryos in an effort to become artificially pregnant face a higher risk of ectopic pregnancy, as the embryo lodges itself in the fallopian tubes, ovary, abdomen or cervix rather than safely in the womb itself. Researchers at Brown University and Women and Infants Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island found that of 490 pregnancies from non-frozen embryos, only 9 (or 1.8%) were ectopic, compared to 31.6% rate for women who were implanted with frozen embryos. According to reports, “The condition is potentially life-threatening. The embryo […]
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