Third grade academic achievement among children conceived with the use of in vitro fertilization: a population-based study in Texas.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate if there are differences in standardized testing results at the end of third grade between children conceived with the use of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and those conceived spontaneously.

Design

Retrospective population-based cohort.

Setting

Texas public school system.

Patient(s)

Singleton and twin children 8-9 years of age who took the third-grade public school standardized testing in Texas from 2012 to 2018.

Intervention(s)

None.

Main outcome measure(s)

Standardized testing in reading and mathematics.

Result(s)

After exclusions, there were 6,970 IVF and 12,690 non-IVF children with reading scores and 6,973 IVF and 12,729 non-IVF children with mathematics scores. IVF children scored significantly higher in reading (

SUBMITTER: Luke B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7278026 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature