Medically Assisted Reproduction: The Effects on Children, Adults and Families

Project description

A rigorous scientific study should point to any outcomes of fertility treatment other than fertility

An increasing number of people are undergoing medically assisted reproduction to conceive. While medically assisted reproduction can help people overcome infertility, the impact of such treatments on the children and their parents and families are not fully understood. Given that more than 5 million children have already been born through in vitro fertilisation alone, a rigorous scientific study is overdue. The EU-funded MARTE project is filling in the gaps using very large data sets and analysing multiple adult and child outcomes to determine those associated with treatment. The project will be critical to informing the public, policy and healthcare providers about this very important decision that more and more people are making.

Fields of science

• medical and health sciences › health sciences › public and environmental health

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.1.1. - EXCELLENT SCIENCE - European Research Council (ERC)

Topic(s)

• ERC-2018-STG - ERC Starting Grant

Call for proposal

ERC-2018-STG
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Funding Scheme

ERC-STG - Starting Grant

Host institution

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

Address

Gower Street
WC1E 6BT London
United Kingdom

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

EU contribution

€ 1 398 553

Beneficiaries (2)

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 1 398 553

Address

Gower Street
WC1E 6BT London

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS AND POLITICAL SCIENCE

Participation ended

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 0

Address

Houghton Street 1
WC2A 2AE London

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments