Comparing indicators of health and development of singleton young adults conceived with and without assisted reproductive technology

Abstract

Objective To compare outcomes for young adults conceived by assisted reproductive technology (ART) with non-ART-conceived young adults. Design Cohort study. Setting Not applicable. Participant(s) Mothers and their offspring (aged 18-28 years) conceived by ART; mothers and their non-ART-conceived offspring, randomly selected from the same source population. Intervention(s) Structured telephone interviews, one with mothers and another with their young adult offspring. Main Outcome Measure(s) Maternal report on young adult offspring hospitalizations and chronic illness accumulated over the first 18 years of their lives; young adult self-report on perceived current quality of life, body mass ind..