Influence of race and ethnicity on in vitro fertilization outcomes: Systematic review

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology

Volumn 214, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 212.e1-212.e17

  Humphries, Leigh A ^a,b   Chang, Olivia ^a,b   Humm, Kathryn ^a,b,c   Sakkas, Denny ^c   Hacker, Michele R ^a,b  

^a BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c BOSTON IVF   (United States)

Author keywords

In vitro fertilization; Racial disparities

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN;

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ASIAN; ETHNICITY; FEMALE INFERTILITY; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; GENOTYPE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HISPANIC; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; INDIAN; LIVE BIRTH; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OVARY FUNCTION; PREGNANCY RATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RACE; REVIEW; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UTERUS MYOMA; ASIAN AMERICAN; CAUCASIAN; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH DISPARITY; IN VITRO FERTILIZATION; INFERTILITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PROCEDURES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

ABORTION, SPONTANEOUS; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ASIAN AMERICANS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; FERTILIZATION IN VITRO; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; INFERTILITY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY RATE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84960194062     PISSN: 00029378     EISSN: 10976868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2015.09.002     Document Type: Review

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