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Project Element	Element Description
Project Title Project Title	Assisted reproductive treatments and risk of autism
Principal Investigator Principal Investigator	Reichenberg, Avi
Description Description	In the past decade, the use of assisted reproductive treatments such as in vitro fertilization and intracytoplasmatic sperm injection has consistently increased, with approximately 1% of infants born in 2004 being conceived through such treatments. As well, there is accumulating evidence suggesting that there may be a relationship between the use of assisted reproductive treatments and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in children born as the result of such treatments. In the present study, researchers will use population-based health records collected in Sweden for all infants born between 1982 and 2001, including those born after assisted reproduction treatments. Dr. Reichenberg and colleagues will analyze the data to determine whether diagnoses of ASD link to the use of assisted reproductive treatments as well as to other potentially relevant factors such as parental age and perinatal indices such as birth weight.
Funder Funder	Autism Speaks
Funding Country Funding Country	United States
Fiscal Year Funding Fiscal Year Funding	$60,000
Current Award Period Current Award Period	na
Strategic Plan Question Strategic Plan Question	Question 3: What Caused This To Happen And Can This Be Prevented?
Strategic Plan Objective Strategic Plan Objective	Initiate studies on at least 10 environmental factors identified in the recommendations from the 2007 IOM report "Autism and the Environment: Challenges and Opportunities for Research" as potential causes of ASD by 2012. Estimated cost $56,000,000 over 2 years.
Funder’s Project Link Funder’s Project Link	External Project Page
Institution Institution	Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London
Institute Location Institute Location	United Kingdom
Project Number Project Number	3681
Federal or Private Federal or Private	Private
Received ARRA Funding? Received ARRA Funding?	No
History/Related Projects History/Related Projects	Assisted reproductive treatments and risk of autism \| $59,686.00 \| 2010 \| 3681 Assisted reproductive treatments and risk of autism \| $20,000.00 \| 2008 \| 3681 Assisted reproductive treatments and risk of autism \| $0.00 \| 2011 \| 3681

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