IVF babies are normal children- Expert.
Dr. Omokanye Omotayo, a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynecologist who is also the Coordinator Assisted Reproductive Technology Unit, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Kwara state, North central Nigeria has said that babies born through In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) are normal children; he added that although the conception of IVF babies is through assisted reproductive means, their looks and behavior are the same with babies conceived through the natural method.
Omotayo noted that there are about five million IVF babies worldwide and about 20 functional private IVF facilities in the country currently.
He has also called upon Governments to establish more public IVF facilities in the country in order to reduce its cost which ranges between N1.5m and N3m, subsidize some fertility drugs and also encourage local production.
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