The neurodevelopmental morbidity of children born after assisted reproductive technology: a Nordic register study from the Committee of Nordic Assisted Reproductive Technology and Safety group

Autor: Kristiina Rönö, Essi Rissanen, Christina Bergh, Ulla-Britt Wennerholm, Signe Opdahl, Liv Bente Romundstad, Anna-Karina Aaris Henningsen, Anne Lærke Spangmose, Anja Pinborg, Mika Gissler, Aila Tiitinen
Přispěvatelé: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Clinicum, HUS Gynecology and Obstetrics, University of Helsinki
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Fertility and sterility. 117(5)
ISSN: 1556-5653
Popis: Objective: To assess the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders in singletons born after the use of assisted reproductive technology (ART) compared with singletons born without the use of ART. Design: Nordic register-based study. Setting: Cross-linked data from Medical Birth Registers and National ART and Patient Registers; liveborn singletons in 1995-2014 in Denmark and Finland, 2005-2015 in Norway, and 1995-2015 in Sweden with follow-up to 2014 (Denmark and Finland) or 2015 (Norway and Sweden). Patients: A total of 5,076,444 singletons: 116,909 (2.3%) born with and 4,959,535 (97.7%) born without the use of ART (non-ART). Interventions: In vitro fertilization, intracytoplasmic sperm injection, and fresh and frozen embryo transfer. Main Outcome Measures: The primary outcomes (International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision, codes) were learning and motor functioning disorders (F80-F83), autism spectrum disorder (F84), attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and conduct disorders (F90-F92), and tic disorders (F95). Crude hazard ratios (HRs) and adjusted hazard ratios (aHRs) with 95% confidence intervals were calculated. Results: Singletons in the ART cohort had a higher adjusted risk of learning and motor functioning disorders (HR, 1.01 [0.96-1.07]; aHR, 1.17 [1.11-1.24]) and a tendency toward a higher risk of autism spectrum disorder (HR, 1.12 [1.04-1.21]; aHR, 1.07 [0.98-1.16]) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and conduct disorders (HR, 0.82 [0.77-0.86]; aHR, 1.17 [0.99-1.12]) but not of tic disorders (HR, 1.21 [1.06-1.38]; aHR, 1.17 [0.96-1.27]). No differences in risk were found between children born after in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmic sperm injection or after fresh and frozen embryo transfer. Conclusions: Our findings of only small differences in neurodevelopment between ART and non-ART singletons are reassuring and in line with previous studies. (C) 2022 by American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
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