Association of a history of depression with infertility, miscarriage and stillbirth: a longitudinal cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The role of depression in subsequent infertility, miscarriage and stillbirth remains unclear. This study aimed to examine the association of a history of depression with these adverse outcomes using a longitudinal cohort study of women across their reproductive life span.

Methods

This study used data from participants in the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health who were born in 1973-1978. Participants (N = 8707) were followed up every 3 years from 2000 (aged 22-27) to 2018 (aged 40-45). Information on a diagnosis of depression was collected from each survey, and antidepressant medication use was identified through pharmaceutical prescription data. Histories of infertility, miscarriage, and stillbirth were self-reported at each survey. Time-lagged log-b

SUBMITTER: Liang C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11561523 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature