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Most studies have compared births conceived through fertility treatment with unassisted conceptions; consequently, these estimates reflect the combined effects of fertility treatment and the underlying infertility, potentially resulting in confounding by indication.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Objectives<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>To estimate the association between infertility, independent of fertility treatment, and the risk of congenital anomalies.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This population\u2010based cohort study included all live births and stillbirths at \u2265\u200920\u2009weeks' gestation to women aged 15\u201350 in Ontario, Canada, 2006\u20132021. Infertility without treatment was defined as a history of one or more infertility consultations with a physician within 2\u2009years before conception, in the absence of fertility treatment. Modified Poisson regression generated relative risks (RR) adjusted for maternal age, income quintile, rurality, pre\u2010existing comorbidities, and smoking, alcohol use, and substance use during pregnancy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Of the 1,415,324 deliveries, the prevalence of congenital anomalies was 5.3% in unassisted conception and 5.9% among births to women with infertility who did not use fertility treatment. A small increase in risk was observed for any congenital anomaly (RR 1.12, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.09, 1.14). Among organ system anomalies, the highest relative risks were observed for eye anomalies (0.11% vs 0.14%; RR 1.22, 95% CI 1.03, 1.45)\u00a0and ear, face, and neck anomalies (0.06% vs 0.08%; RR 1.19, 95% CI 1.05, 1.35). Among specific anomalies, the highest relative risk was observed for other penile malformations (0.03% vs 0.04%; RR 1.41, 95% CI 1.09, 1.83).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Although the overall risk of congenital anomalies was low, infants born to women with infertility who did not use fertility treatment had small increased risks of any congenital anomaly, selected organ system anomalies, and specific anomalies compared with infants born from unassisted conceptions.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1111\/ppe.70184","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,5]],"date-time":"2026-08-05T04:43:34Z","timestamp":1785905014000},"page":"700-708","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":2,"title":["Infertility and Risk of Congenital Anomalies: A 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