We were told that by using ICSI, there were no more birth defects than normal concieved babies.

I personally think this report is a load of rot. If there were higher than normal risks, people would have to be informed properly as the potential for us to sue for misguided information would be huge.

The other point is that, have they taken the patients age into account? A lot of women undergoing IVF are in there late 30's and ealy 40's (And I fit into this group almost!) and we know that there is an increased risk of birth defects in the "over 35's" for some reason.

And lastly another point about this article is, they have taken it from overseas studies, and do these countries have the same medical standard as Australia?

I wouldn't worry about it girls. You have more things to worry about without these panics in the papers.