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New Research Links Autism, Infertility Drugs
, 05 20th, 2010
Although there are a myriad of theories, nobody knows for certain what actually causes autism. However, a new autism reach study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Healthy suggests a strong correlation between infertility drugs and the disorder. The study, which was presented at the International Meeting for Autism Research, found that women who used infertility drugs were twice as likely to bear children with autism. The women’s age was controlled for in the study.
There wasn’t just a simple correlation; the link between the drugs and autism was more profound in cases where the woman had used the drugs longer. Researchers included nearly 4,000 women in the study, which was conducted using a questionnaire, not a clinical analysis. Also at the International Meeting, a team of Israeli researchers presented a paper showing a similar connection between autism and in vitro fertilization. While there are certainly some questions and further research to be done, this appears to be a major step in the right direction towards solving the autism quandary.
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