TY - JOUR
T1 - Medical, cognitive, emotional, and behavioral outcomes in school-age children conceived by in-vitro fertilization
AU - Levy-Shiff, R.
AU - Vakil, E.
AU - Dimitrovsky, L.
AU - Abramovitz, M.
AU - Shahar, S.
AU - Har-Even, D.
AU - Gross, S.
AU - Lerman, M.
AU - Levy, I.
AU - Sirota, L.
AU - Fish, B.
PY - 1998
Y1 - 1998
N2 - Assessed long-term effects of assisted reproduction technologies of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and related techniques of embryo transfer (ET) on children's adjustment. 51 school-age Israeli children conceived by IVF'ET were compared with 51 control- matched children conceived spontaneously. The assessment includeda comprehensive medical evaluation, a psychological examination, teachers' reports, parents' reports, and children's self-reports. As compared with controls, NF/ET children did not reveal significant differences in physical and neurological status or on cognitive measures of IQ, visual-motor coordination, visual memory, and verbal comprehension. Nevertheless, the IVFET children were scored lower by teachers on measures of socioemotional adjustment in school and on self-report measures of anxiety, aggression, and depression. Among NFET children, the tendency to be at a greater risk for emotional disturbances was exacerbated among boys and among children whose parents were older.
AB - Assessed long-term effects of assisted reproduction technologies of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and related techniques of embryo transfer (ET) on children's adjustment. 51 school-age Israeli children conceived by IVF'ET were compared with 51 control- matched children conceived spontaneously. The assessment includeda comprehensive medical evaluation, a psychological examination, teachers' reports, parents' reports, and children's self-reports. As compared with controls, NF/ET children did not reveal significant differences in physical and neurological status or on cognitive measures of IQ, visual-motor coordination, visual memory, and verbal comprehension. Nevertheless, the IVFET children were scored lower by teachers on measures of socioemotional adjustment in school and on self-report measures of anxiety, aggression, and depression. Among NFET children, the tendency to be at a greater risk for emotional disturbances was exacerbated among boys and among children whose parents were older.
UR - http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1207/s15374424jccp2703_8
M3 - Article
SN - 1537-4416
VL - 27
SP - 320
EP - 329
JO - Journal of clinical child psychology
JF - Journal of clinical child psychology
ER -