Psychology Psychology, Developmental Social Sciences
Previous studies of associations between ASD and conception using assisted reproductive technology (ART) are inconsistent and few studies have examined associations with other infertility treatments or infertility disorders. We examined associations between ASD and maternal/paternal infertility disorders and numerous maternal treatments among 1538 mother-child pairs in the Study to Explore Early Development, a population-based case-control study. ASD was associated with any female infertility diagnosis and several specific diagnoses: blocked tubes, endometriosis, uterine-factor infertility, and polycystic ovarian syndrome. Stratified analyses suggested associations were limited to/much stronger among second or later births. The findings were not explained by sociodemographic factors such as maternal age or education or multiple or preterm birth. ASD was not associated with ART or non-ART infertility treatments.
Maternal and Paternal Infertility Disorders and Treatments and Autism Spectrum Disorder: Findings from the Study to Explore Early Development
Creators
Laura A. Schieve - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Carolyn Drews-Botsch - Emory University
Shericka Harris - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Craig Newschaffer - Drexel University
Julie Daniels - University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Carolyn DiGuiseppi - Colorado School of Public Health
Lisa A. Croen - Kaiser Permanente
Gayle C. Windham - California Department of Public Health
Publication Details
Journal of autism and developmental disorders, v 47(12), pp 3994-4005
Publisher
Springer Nature
Number of pages
12
Grant note
U10DD000184 / University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
U10DD000182 / CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION; United States Department of Health & Human Services; Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - USA
U01DD001210 / National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities; United States Department of Health & Human Services; Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - USA
U10DD000181 / Kaiser Foundation Research Institute (CA)
U10DD000183 / Johns Hopkins University
Colorado Department of Public Health
U10DD000180 / Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; United States Department of Health & Human Services; Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - USA
U10DD000182 / University of Pennsylvania
U10DD000498 / Michigan State University
Resource Type
Journal article
Language
English
Academic Unit
A.J. Drexel Autism Institute
Web of Science ID
WOS:000414789400028
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85029151501
Other Identifier
991019169900704721
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