Asthma in children born after infertility treatment: findings from the UK Millennium Cohort Study.

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STUDY QUESTION: Is asthma more common in children born after subfertility and assisted reproduction technologies (ART)? SUMMARY ANSWER: Yes. Asthma, wheezing in the last year and anti-asthmatic medication were all more common in children born after a prolonged time to conception (TTC). This was driven specifically by an increase in children born after ART. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY: Few studies have investigated any association between ART and asthma in subsequent children, and findings to date h...

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Authors: Carson, C; Sacker, A; Kelly, Y; Redshaw, M; Kurinczuk, J

• Publication status: Published
• Journal: Human reproduction (Oxford, England)
• Volume: 28
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 471-479
• Publication date: 2013-02-01
• DOI: 10.1093/humrep/des398
• EISSN: 1460-2350
• ISSN: 0268-1161
• Language: English
• Keywords: Child, Preschool; Time Factors; Humans; Respiratory Sounds; Female; Asthma; Great Britain; Male; Odds Ratio; Child; Follow-Up Studies; Cohort Studies; Reproductive Techniques, Assisted