An Australian research study has shown that teenagers born via IVF are less aggressive and less likely to engage in bad behaviour
The University of Western Australia assessed the mental health of 163 teenagers who are involved in the Raine Study – Australia’s longest-running public health study – who were born via IVF, against a controlled group whose parents conceived spontaneously.
Professor Roger Hart, who lead the study, which was published in the Human Reproduction Journal, said the results were interesting.
He said: “The results of our latest study are interesting because they show that at both 14 and 17 years of age, ART-conceived are better behaved, demonstrating less externalising behaviour traits.”
The study also showed that those born via IVF were more responsible and had a healthier BMI. It also concluded that those teenagers may perform better academically than their peers.
Professor Hart said he hoped to offer some hope to those who need help to have a family through Assisted Reproductive Technology.
He said: “We really hope that these studies offer some sort of reassurance to couples considering embarking on IVF treatment, to children and adults born via IVF and to IVF clinicians counselling their patients who have trouble conceiving.”
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