Association of assisted reproductive technology with offspring growth, body fat from infancy to early adulthood

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About The Study: In this study of up to 158,000 infants, children, adolescents and young adults, those conceived using assisted reproductive technology were shorter, lighter, and thinner by most estimates from infancy up to early adolescence compared with their naturally conceived peers, however the differences were small across all ages and reduced with older age.

Authors: Ahmed Elhakeem, Ph.D., of the University of Bristol in Bristol, United Kingdom, is the corresponding author.

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(doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.22106)

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