Infertility, infertility treatment and behavioural problems in the offspring.

摘要: Behavioural patterns in children of infertile couples may be influenced by both the underlying causes infertility and stress couples. Treatment procedures, such as culture media manipulation gametes embryos, also result developmental problems. We examined behavioural problems a function treatment, using data from three population-based birth cohorts Denmark (Aalborg-Odense Birth Cohort, Aarhus Cohort Danish National Cohort). Information on time to pregnancy treatment was collected during pregnancy. Children aged between 7 21 years were assessed Strengths Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). The SDQ completed mothers all and, addition, teachers cohort themselves Aalborg-Odense cohort. born after >12 months no had pattern similar fertile parents. Teachers reported higher total difficulties score for but significant differences seen any subscales teachers' report, neither nor prosocial behaviour score. Our results are thus overall reassuring regarding couples, regardless treatment.