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Birth defect is a widely used term for a congenital malformation, i.e. a congenital, ... Male germ cells mutate at a much faster rate than female germ cells, and as ...
Birth defects were acknowledged in the children of older men and women even in antiquity. ... [65] and because birth rates for fathers aged 30–54 years have risen ...
Caudal regression syndrome, or sacral agenesis (or hypoplasia of the sacrum), is a rare birth defect. It is a congenital disorder in which the fetal development of the lower spine—the caudal partition of the spine—is abnormal. [1] It occurs at a rate of approximately one per 60,000 live births. [2]
The birth defects caused by the drug thalidomide can range from moderate malformation to more severe forms. Possible birth defects include phocomelia , dysmelia , amelia , bone hypoplasticity , and other congenital defects affecting the ear, heart, or internal organs. [ 41 ]
As such, they are a type of birth defect. [1] The cause is unknown in most cases. [1] Risk factors include smoking during pregnancy, diabetes, obesity, an older mother, and certain medications (such as some used to treat seizures). [1] [2] Cleft lip and cleft palate can often be diagnosed during pregnancy with an ultrasound exam. [1]
Experts weigh in on a new CDC report showing that the U.S. birth rate is alarmingly low.
It is the most common birth defect of the male genital tract. [1] About 3% of full-term and 30% of premature infant boys are born with at least one undescended testis. [2] However, about 80% of cryptorchid testes descend by the first year of life (the majority within three months), making the true incidence of cryptorchidism around 1% overall.
Anabely Lopes flew to Washington for an abortion last year after Florida banned most procedures after 15 weeks. She’ll return Tuesday for Joe Biden’s State of the Union address.