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Frozen Embryos Make Bigger Babies

Study finds no negative effects compared with fresh

By Harry Kimball, Newser Staff

Posted Jul 9, 2008 1:57 PM CDT

(Newser) – When it comes to in vitro fertilization, frozen might be better than fresh, a new study shows. Infants born after being implanted in mothers' wombs as frozen embryos were no more likely than those from fresh stock to be born with congenital defects, the BBC... Read full story »

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