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ArticleJournal of assisted reproduction and genetics2020

Defining critical factors in multi-country studies of assisted reproductive technologies (ART): data from the US and UK health systems.

Michael L Eisenberg, Barbara Luke, Katherine Cameron, Gary M Shaw, Allan A Pacey, Alastair G Sutcliffe, Carrie Williams, Julian Gardiner, Richard A Anderson, Valerie L Baker

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Article in Journal of assisted reproduction and genetics, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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10 authors.

Michael L EisenbergDivision of Male Reproductive Medicine and Surgery, Department of Urology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA. eisenberg@stanford.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5482-0141
Barbara LukeDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
Katherine CameronDivision of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility, Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Gary M ShawDepartment of Pediatrics, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA, USA.
Allan A PaceyAcademic Unit of Reproductive and Developmental Medicine, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Alastair G SutcliffePolicy, Practice and Population Unit, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK.
Carrie WilliamsPolicy, Practice and Population Unit, UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, UK.
Julian GardinerDepartment of Education, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Richard A AndersonMedical Research Council Centre for Reproductive Health, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK.
Valerie L BakerDepartment of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology, College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.

Funding

Assisted Reproduction and Child Health: Risk of Birth Defects, Mortality, and Effect on Grade School PerformanceR01HD084377 · NICHD · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI LUKE, BARBARA JOAN · 2016 to 2020
$2.6M
Department of Health DRF-2011-04-148Medical Research Council MR/N022556/1NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD084377NIH HHS R01 HD084377
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

As the worldwide use of assisted reproductive technologies (ART) continues to grow, there is a critical need to assess the safety of these treatment parameters and the potential adverse health effects of their use in adults and their offspring. While key elements remain similar across nations, geographic variations both in treatments and populations make generalizability challenging. We describe and compare the demographic factors between the USA and the UK related to ART use and discuss implications for research. The USA and the UK share some common elements of ART practice and in how data are collected regarding long-term outcomes. However, the monitoring of ART in these two countries each brings strengths that complement each other's limitations.

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AdultBiomedical ResearchFemaleHumansInfertilityReproductive Techniques, AssistedUnited KingdomUnited StatesEducationFertilization in vitroInfertilitySocial class

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PMID32995971
PMCPMC7642045

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