IVF Children Just As Healthy As Their Peers – Physically, Mentally And Emotionally

A new study suggests that children conceived using donated sperm via in vitro fertilization (IVF) are as healthy as their peers.The study, which is a world-first and compiled by the Children's Research Institute, found that IVF children were healthy physically, mentally and emotionally by the time they reached school age. There is a 25% surge in IVF cases in recent years, say doctors.David Lead researcher of the study hopes the results would provide peace of mind for parents of IVF children.It is said that the number of births from sperm donor conception has doubled in Victoria since 2010. "Women and couples who are choosing donors put a lot of thought and effort selecting them," the report quoted Amor as telling the Australian media."The IVF services put a lot of effort into recruiting donors.

The information the recipient gets about the donor is fairly minimal," he added. The…