According to a new book by biologist Dr. Francisco Güell (whose fertility research project was funded by the European Union) children conceived through #IVF face significantly increased medical risks.
Here are a few:
Imprinting Disorders
•Beckwith–Wiedemann syndrome: +480%
•Russell–Silver syndrome: +1030%
•Angelman syndrome: +370%
•Prader–Willi syndrome: +120%
Neonatal / Perinatal Outcomes
•Very low birth weight (<1500g): +200%
•Perinatal death: +120%
•NICU admission: +100%
•Neonatal seizures: +880%
Medium- and Long-Term Diseases
•Retinoblastoma: +680%
•Hodgkin’s lymphoma: +263%
•Cerebral palsy: +160%
•Major congenital heart defects: 36% higher risk
Additional conditions reported as elevated
•Leukemia
•Liver cancer
•Kidney tumors
•Central nervous system tumors
•Epilepsy
•Autism spectrum disorders
•Hypertension
•Ventricular dysfunction
•Asthma
Freezing embryos adds additional medical risks, including:
•Pediatric cancers
•Type 1 diabetes
•Cardiovascular problems
•Speech disorders
•Allergies
•Treacher Collins syndrome
•Spina bifida
The explanation for these increased risks?
IVF manipulates embryos during early developmental stages when genetic imprinting and epigenetic programming are occurring, making them vulnerable to environmental changes.
Yet none of these risks appear in fertility clinic materials. The author offers three main explanations:
1. Financial conflicts of interest
Biotechnology companies and fertility clinics fund research, conferences, and professional associations.
2. Influence over scientific publishing and messaging
Industry-connected experts help shape research agendas and publication narratives, affecting how findings are framed in journals and media coverage.
3. Weak oversight and limited follow-up
There is insufficient long-term monitoring of IVF-conceived children.
Some databases tracking outcomes have removed follow-up data.
Manipulating human life at its earliest stages is risky for the very few children who make it through the process alive. But the multi-billion-dollar global fertility industry is desperately hiding those risks.