Sixth grade academic achievement among children conceived with IVF: a population-based study in Texas, USA.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To compare academic achievement in reading and mathematics at the end of sixth grade and progress from third to sixth grade by children conceived with in vitro fertilization (IVF) to those conceived naturally.

Methods

This was a retrospective population-based cohort study of IVF-conceived singleton and twin children who took the 3rd grade and 6th grade public school standardized reading and mathematics testing in Texas.

Results

There were 6623 children with reading scores in both the third and sixth grades and 6374 children with mathematics scores in both the third and sixth grades. Mean (± SE) scaled test scores for IVF and control singleton children for reading were 1544.6 ± 3.4 and 1527.7 ± 1.9, respectively, in third grade and 1701.2 ± 3.6 and 1681.0 ± 2.0

SUBMITTER: Luke B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8266932 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature