Ethnicity and assisted reproductive technologies

Armstrong, Alicia; Plowden, Torie C.

doi:10.2217/cpr.12.65

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“…Asian women seem to have worse outcomes than Caucasian women with similar demographic statistics [29]. Researchers have therefore suggested that Asian race may be an independent risk factor for poor outcome after ART, although the reason for this is still unclear [36].…”

Section: Infertility Treatment and Race/ethnicitymentioning

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Clinical vignettes and global health considerations of infertility care in under-resourced patients

Chow

Mahalingaiah

2016

Fertil Res and Pract

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The ability to receive standard of care for a diagnosis of infertility is a factor of one’s financial state and educational level, which are often correlated. Providing infertility care in an under-resourced tertiary care environment provides challenges but also opportunities for unique successes in creating a family. Among the under-represented populations are recent immigrants and refugees. Challenges arise when the infertility treatment is futile or when the standard of care is inaccessible due to cost and scheduling. Unique accomplishments are noted when families are built and hope is restored for couples fleeing from genocide and war-inflicted countries. This article will highlight two clinical vignettes from the Division of Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility clinic at Boston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center. Thereafter, the article will summarize the barriers to care in the United States among those with low socioeconomic status, with non-dominant racial status (non-Caucasian), and with refugee status. All identifiers have been removed and names altered in the patient vignettes.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s40738-016-0017-6) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

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Section: Infertility Treatment and Race/ethnicitymentioning

confidence: 99%

Clinical vignettes and global health considerations of infertility care in under-resourced patients

Chow

Mahalingaiah

2016

Fertil Res and Pract

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“…Even when controlling for these factors, some groups continue to have worse outcomes. [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] Plowden, Novak, and Spong examine these disparities and the possible etiologies of disparate obstetrical outcomes in the article entitled "Disparities in Obstetrical Outcomes in ART Pregnancies Compared with Natural Conceptions. "…”

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Correcting Reproductive Health Disparities in Women: An Opportunity to Improve the Health of Future Generations

Armstrong

Segars

2013

Semin Reprod Med

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“…Despite this, ART patients in general, and African American, Hispanic, and Asian women specifically, have demonstrated poorer obstetric and neonatal outcomes. [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18] Higher rates of intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR) and lower rates of live birth have been reported in these women. 13,15,17,18 Preterm deliveries have also been found to be more prevalent in African American and Hispanic women.…”

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Disparities in Obstetrical Outcomes in ART Pregnancies Compared with Natural Conceptions

Plowden¹,

Novak

Spong

2013

Semin Reprod Med

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Health disparities are observed in all fields of medicine and reproductive health is not immune to this phenomenon. The incidence of women using infertility treatments to conceive is increasing. Women undergoing assisted reproduction appear to be at increased risk of adverse outcomes, and minority women tend to be at even greater risk. This article examines several adverse obstetrical outcomes including preterm birth, congenital malformations, and preeclampsia among women receiving infertility treatments compared with those who conceive spontaneously. It will further examine societal costs associated with these procedures.

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Ethnicity and assisted reproductive technologies

Cited by 48 publications

References 42 publications

Clinical vignettes and global health considerations of infertility care in under-resourced patients

Clinical vignettes and global health considerations of infertility care in under-resourced patients

Correcting Reproductive Health Disparities in Women: An Opportunity to Improve the Health of Future Generations

Disparities in Obstetrical Outcomes in ART Pregnancies Compared with Natural Conceptions

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