Citation:
Wijs LA, Doherty DA, Keelan JA, Burton P, Yovich JL, Robinson M, Hart RJ. Mental health and behavioural problems in adolescents conceived after ART. Hum Reprod. 2022;37(12):2831-44.
Keywords:
ART; Beck Depression Inventory for Youth; behaviour; Child Behaviour Checklist; depression; IVF/ICSI outcome; long-term outcomes; mental health; Youth Self-Report; birth weight; in vitro fertilization; intracytoplasmic sperm injection; newborn; pregnancy; problem behavior; prospective study; Fertilization in Vitro
Abstract:
STUDY QUESTION: Does mental health and behaviour differ between those conceived with and those conceived without ART? SUMMARY ANSWER: Our study observed less externalizing behaviour (delinquent/aggressive), and more parent-reported internalizing behaviour, as well as more (clinical) depression at age 14 years, in adolescents conceived after ART compared to their non-ART counterparts.