Study of the effect of assisted reproductive technology on benavioral development in children, in the light of the development of the health education program

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 24300228
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (B)
• Allocation Type: Partial Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Applied health science
• Research Institution: The University of Tokyo
• Principal Investigator: SASAKI TSUKASA 東京大学, 教育学研究科(研究院), 教授 (50235256)
• Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha): OKAI TAKASHI 昭和大学, 医学部, 教授 (40126016) ; SHINOHARA KAZUYUKI 長崎大学, 大学病院, 教授 (30226154)
• Project Period (FY): 2012-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 生殖医療 / 行動発達 / 自然妊娠 / 顕微授精 / 体外受精 / 出産年齢 / 新鮮胚 / 凍結胚

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The present study compared behavioral development, using parent-reported questionnaires, between 4--5 year old children born after assisted reproduction technology (ART) and those of natural conception (NC). Better behavioral deveopment was observed in the ART group than the NC group. No difference was observed when the ART group was divided into subgroups according to the type of ART (ICSI vs. IVS, and fresh vs. frozen embryos) compared with the NC group. These results were summarized in a brochure and distributed to lay people including the participants, asking for their impressions on the results and the brochure. On the basis of the replies, we are currently developing a health literacy program on ART and its effect on behavioral development in the chiidren.

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