Infectious diseases such as gonorrhea or chlamydia are often overlooked factors that affect fertility in men. Accumulating evidence suggests that a common single-celled parasite called Toxoplasma ...

Purpose: To examine utilization of genetic counseling after diagnosis of a birth defect in 2004, and trends in utilization from 1991 to 2004. Methods: Birth defects data for births in 2004 were ...

Objectives To determine the baseline trends in the total birth prevalence of neural tube defects (NTDs) in England (2000–2019) to enable the impact of folic acid fortification of non-wholemeal wheat ...

High birth weight is the main risk factor for birth injuries to the anal sphincter muscles of the person giving birth, ...

The only facility in Maine offering congenital heart surgery and fetal cardiac care is growing, and that growth is giving families like the Campbell family from Greene hope close to home.

(StatePoint) Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common virus that infects people of all ages and belongs to the same family as other common viruses like the chicken pox virus. When a ...

Worldwide, it’s estimated that 240,000 babies die within their first 28 days due to congenital birth defects. An infant’s heart is about the size of a large walnut. When a baby is born with a ...

This is a common practice that leaves families with ... and ensure that children suffering from congenital anomalies or birth defects get the treatment they need and deserve.

"This bill would tackle this issue head-on by requiring private health insurance plans to cover medically necessary services for treating congenital anomalies and birth defects, thus allowing patients ...