Risk of Stroke Hospitalization After Infertility Treatment.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Stroke accounts for 7% of pregnancy-related deaths in the US. As the use of infertility treatment is increasing, many studies have sought to characterize the association of infertility treatment with the risk of stroke with mixed results.

Objective

To evaluate the risk of hospitalization from hemorrhagic and ischemic strokes in patients who underwent infertility treatment.

Design, setting, and participants

This population-based, retrospective cohort study used data abstracted from the Nationwide Readmissions Database, which stores data from all-payer hospital inpatient stays from 28 states across the US, from 2010 and 2018. Eligible participants included individuals aged 15 to 54 who had a hospital delivery from January to November in a given calendar year,

SUBMITTER: Sachdev D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10469284 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature