Principal investigator: Germaine M. Buck Louis, Ph.D., M.S.
The weight of evidence suggests that children conceived with the help of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) are at increased risk of adverse health outcomes. Given that approximately one to two percent of live born infants in the United States are conceived with ART, large population-based studies are needed, especially for relatively rare outcomes such as mortality, major developmental disabilities, birth defects, and cancer. Researchers are currently conducting a study to explore the feasibility and utility of using the birth certificate registry for designing matched exposure cohort studies.
DESPR Collaborators
· Courtney Denning-Johnson Lynch, Ph.D., M.P.H.
· Alexis J. Handal, Ph.D., M.P.H.
· Gitanjali Saluja, Ph.D.
Selected Publications
Cooney MA, Buck GM, Sun W, Rice MM, & Klebanoff MA. (2006). Is conception delay a risk factor for reduced gestation or birthweight? Paediatric Perinatal Epidemiology, 20:201-209. [Abstract]
Schieve LA, Rasmussen SA, Buck GM, Schendel DE, Reynolds M, & Wright V. (2004). Are children born after assisted reproductive technology at increased risk for adverse health outcomes? Obstetrics & Gynecology, 103:1154-1163. [Abstract]
Buck GM, Schisterman EF, Dukic VM, & Schieve LA. (2005). Research hurdles complicating the analysis of infertility treatment on child health. Human Reproduction, 20(1):12-18. [Abstract]
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