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Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to and Outcomes of Infertility Treatment and Assisted Reproductive Technology in the United States
Beroukhim G, Seifer D. Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Access to and Outcomes of Infertility Treatment and Assisted Reproductive Technology in the United States. Endocrinology And Metabolism Clinics Of North America 2023, 52: 659-675. PMID: 37865480, DOI: 10.1016/j.ecl.2023.05.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmerican Indian or Alaska NativeAsianBlack or African AmericanEthnicityFemaleHealth Services AccessibilityHealthcare DisparitiesHispanic or LatinoHumansInfertilityInfertility, FemalePregnancyPregnancy OutcomeReproductive Techniques, AssistedSocial Determinants of HealthUnited StatesWhiteConceptsEthnic disparitiesInfertility treatmentIntrauterine insemination pregnancy ratesHigh infertility rateAmerican Indian womenAssisted Reproductive TechnologyClinical pregnancyObstetrical complicationsFertility carePregnancy lossFavorable outcomePregnancy rateInfertility rateLive birthsHigher oddsART outcomesHispanic womenWhite womenRobust studiesWomenIndian womenReproductive technologiesBlack womenOutcomesCare
2022
State insurance mandates for in vitro fertilization are not associated with improving racial and ethnic disparities in utilization and treatment outcomes
Correia K, Kraschel K, Seifer D. State insurance mandates for in vitro fertilization are not associated with improving racial and ethnic disparities in utilization and treatment outcomes. American Journal Of Obstetrics And Gynecology 2022, 228: 313.e1-313.e8. PMID: 36356698, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajog.2022.10.043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hispanic white womenClinical outcomesEthnic disparitiesFertilization cyclesFertility careAssisted Reproductive Technology Clinical Outcomes Reporting SystemBlack/African American womenWhite womenSingle stimulation cycleInsurance mandatesReproductive-aged womenRecent study yearsLack of insuranceAfrican American womenAutologous cyclesLiveborn neonatesCohort studyPrimary outcomeState insurance mandatesState health insurance mandatesStimulation cyclesTreatment outcomesWomenHealth insurance mandatesOutcomes
2020
Correction to: Status of racial disparities between black and white women undergoing assisted reproductive technology in the US
Seifer DB, Simsek B, Wantman E, Kotlyar AM. Correction to: Status of racial disparities between black and white women undergoing assisted reproductive technology in the US. Reproductive Biology And Endocrinology 2020, 18: 125. PMID: 33349258, PMCID: PMC7751097, DOI: 10.1186/s12958-020-00683-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStatus of racial disparities between black and white women undergoing assisted reproductive technology in the US
Seifer D, Simsek B, Wantman E, Kotlyar A. Status of racial disparities between black and white women undergoing assisted reproductive technology in the US. Reproductive Biology And Endocrinology 2020, 18: 113. PMID: 33213467, PMCID: PMC7677830, DOI: 10.1186/s12958-020-00662-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCumulative live birth rateLive birth rateReproductive technology outcomesWhite non-Hispanic womenBody mass indexEtiology of infertilityNon-Hispanic womenMass indexBirth rateBlack womenWhite non-Hispanic patientsTechnology outcomesLogistic regressionWhite womenRetrospective cohort studyNon-Hispanic patientsIndependent prognostic factorIntra-cytoplasmic sperm injectionProportion of cyclesMultivariate logistic regressionMultiple logistic regressionReproductive technologiesNumber of embryosCycle cancellationOvarian reserve
2013
Disparities Between Black and White Women in Assisted Reproductive Technology
Tal R, Seifer D. Disparities Between Black and White Women in Assisted Reproductive Technology. 2013, 73-83. DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-7548-4_5.ChaptersBlack race/ethnicityLower clinical pregnancyReproductive technologiesUS health care systemHealth care systemAssisted Reproductive TechnologyRace/ethnicityClinical pregnancyPoor outcomeLive birthrateSevere diseaseART outcomesWhite womenCare systemSocioeconomic statusGenetic factorsSuch disparitiesOutcomesPregnancyConfoundersDisparitiesDisease
2011
Cultural factors contributing to health care disparities among patients with infertility in Midwestern United States
Missmer SA, Seifer DB, Jain T. Cultural factors contributing to health care disparities among patients with infertility in Midwestern United States. Fertility And Sterility 2011, 95: 1943-1949. PMID: 21420677, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.02.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInfertility careHospital-based fertility centerUniversity hospital-based fertility centerHealth care accessHealth care disparitiesAfrican American womenHealth care systemPercent of respondentsConsecutive womenMedian ageFertility centerPatient raceMAIN OUTCOMECare accessHispanic womenCare disparitiesSelf-administered surveyTreatment opinionsInfertilityWhite womenCare systemStigma of infertilityWomenDemographic characteristicsCare
2009
Trends of racial disparities in assisted reproductive technology outcomes in black women compared with white women: Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology 1999 and 2000 vs. 2004–2006
Seifer DB, Zackula R, Grainger DA, Report S. Trends of racial disparities in assisted reproductive technology outcomes in black women compared with white women: Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology 1999 and 2000 vs. 2004–2006. Fertility And Sterility 2009, 93: 626-635. PMID: 19368916, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2009.02.084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite womenCycles of IVFPoor prognostic factorReproductive technology outcomesNon-Hispanic womenBlack womenTubal factorIVF cyclesOvulation disordersCohort studyOvarian reserveIVF outcomesPrognostic factorsUterine factorsReporting of raceMale factorLive birthsMAIN OUTCOMEART outcomesMember clinicsOlder ageRacial disparitiesWomenFresh embryosReproductive technologies
2008
Variations in serum müllerian inhibiting substance between white, black, and Hispanic women
Seifer DB, Golub ET, Lambert-Messerlian G, Benning L, Anastos K, Watts DH, Cohen MH, Karim R, Young MA, Minkoff H, Greenblatt RM. Variations in serum müllerian inhibiting substance between white, black, and Hispanic women. Fertility And Sterility 2008, 92: 1674-1678. PMID: 18930217, PMCID: PMC3037722, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2008.08.110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexHispanic womenHIV statusMass indexMulticenter prospective cohort studyWomen's Interagency HIV StudySerum MIS levelsProspective cohort studyTime pointsCohort studyDifferent time pointsMIS levelsAge-related declineHIV StudyDifferent time coursesMAIN OUTCOMESubstance levelsSerum MISWhite womenSerum samplesDifferent racial groupsWomenIndependent effectsLongitudinal studySmoking
2007
Disparity in assisted reproductive technologies outcomes in black women compared with white women
Seifer DB, Frazier LM, Grainger DA. Disparity in assisted reproductive technologies outcomes in black women compared with white women. Fertility And Sterility 2007, 90: 1701-1710. PMID: 17980873, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2007.08.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAbortion, SpontaneousAdultBlack or African AmericanFemaleHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealthcare DisparitiesHumansInfertilityLive BirthPatient Acceptance of Health CareRegistriesReproductive Techniques, AssistedRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsLive birth rateIVF cyclesWhite womenAssisted Reproductive Technology member clinicsBlack womenMarried reproductive age womenCycles of IVFIndependent risk factorRetrospective cohort studyReproductive technology outcomesReproductive-age womenUterine factor infertilityRace/ethnicityCohort studyFactor infertilityBlack raceRisk factorsSpontaneous abortionRegistry dataLive birthsMAIN OUTCOMEEmbryo cyclesIVF recipientsMember clinicsWomen