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Dr.is it true that ladies who get pregnant by self/home insemination will get birth defects/menatally/physicaly retarded babies?
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No it is not: No increased risk of medical conditions.
Answered 7/1/2020
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I don't see : How that would be possible if the semen being used is free from any abnormality. Women have been artificially inseminated for years and no evidence of increased birth defects has been reported.
Answered 9/9/2015
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No: Women who get pregnant by self or home insemination are not more prone to delivering babies with birth defects or retardation.
Answered 9/9/2015
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