ArticleJournal of assisted reproduction and genetics2016
Is the wrong question being asked in infertility research?
Article in Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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25 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 39 citations in OpenAlex.
- Care plans for women pregnant using assisted reproductive technologies: a systematic review.Reproductive health · 2019Pooled it
- Association between infertility and incident onset of systemic autoimmune rheumatic disease after childbirth: a population-based cohort study.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2025Article
- Cleavage-stage or blastocyst-stage embryo biopsy has no impact on growth and health in children up to 2 years of age.Reproductive biology and endocrinology : RB&E · 2023Article
- Association of infertility cause with perinatal outcomes in a freeze-all policy: an analysis including 10,151 singleton newborns.AJOG global reports · 2023Article
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- Pregnancy outcomes among women with endometriosis and fibroids: registry linkage study in Massachusetts.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2022Article
- Assisted reproductive technology treatment increases obstetric and neonatal risks over that of the underlying infertility diagnosis.Fertility and sterility · 2022Article
- Fertility treatments and the risk of preterm birth among women with subfertility: a linked-data retrospective cohort study.Reproductive health · 2022Article
- Hospitalizations up to 8 years following delivery in assisted reproductive technology-treated and subfertile women.Fertility and sterility · 2022Article
- Infertility treatment and the risk of small for gestational age births: a population-based study in the United States.F&S reports · 2021Article
- Association between infertility and all-cause mortality: analysis of US claims data.American journal of obstetrics and gynecology · 2021Article
- Optimizing the control group for evaluating ART outcomes: can outpatient claims data yield a better control group?Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2021Article
- Influence of Placental Abnormalities and Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension in Prematurity Associated with Various Assisted Reproductive Technology Techniques.Journal of clinical medicine · 2021Article
- DNA methylation differences at birth after conception through ART.Human reproduction (Oxford, England) · 2021Article
- Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes in Endometriosis - Myths and Realities.Current obstetrics and gynecology reports · 2020Article
- Early Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children Born to Fertile, Subfertile, and ART-Treated Women.Maternal and child health journal · 2019Article
- Hospitalization before and after delivery in fertile, subfertile, and ART-treated women.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2019Article
- Epigenetically regulated imprinted gene expression associated with IVF and infertility: possible influence of prenatal stress and depression.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2019Review
- Risk of prematurity and infant morbidity and mortality by maternal fertility status and plurality.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2019Article
- Birth outcomes of singleton vaginal deliveries to ART-treated, subfertile, and fertile primiparous women.Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics · 2018Article
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Abstract
A persistent finding is that assisted reproductive technology (ART) is associated with compromised birth outcomes, including higher risks for prematurity, low birthweight, and congenital malformations, even among singletons. Over the past decade, our research group, the Massachusetts Outcome Study of Assisted Reproductive Technology (MOSART), has evaluated pregnancy and birth outcomes among three groups of women, those women treated with ART, those with indicators of subfertility but without ART treatment, and fertile women. We have also explored the influence of infertility-related diagnoses on outcomes for women and infants. Over the course of our research, we have changed our perspective from an original focus on ART treatment parameters as the primary cause of excess morbidity to one centered instead on the underlying infertility-related diagnoses. This paper summarizes the research findings from our group that support this change in focus for infertility-based research from a primary emphasis on ART treatment to greater attention to the contribution of preexisting pathology underlying the infertility and suggests directions for future analyses.
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