The association between type of conception through medically assisted reproduction and childhood cognition: a Danish population-wide cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Previous research has indicated that children conceived through medically assisted reproduction (MAR) generally have cognitive outcomes comparable to or better than naturally conceived children. However, previous studies have been limited in their ability to examine this relationship at a population level and consider variations across different types of MAR.

Methods

This study utilizes data from all live births in Denmark between 2006 and 2009 (n = 259 608), including a subset of births resulting from MAR conceptions (n = 13 566). The dependent variable is the standardized test scores obtained in the second and third grades of primary schools. A comparison is made between the test scores of children spontaneously conceived (SC) and those conceived through intraut

SUBMITTER: Fallesen P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10710341 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature