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This research project will look at men's risk factors in relation to infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, total loss (miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal death) and congenital malformations with a focus on heart defects.

Summary

This research project will look at men's risk factors in relation to infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, total loss (miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal death) and congenital malformations with a focus on heart defects.

Abstract:

We know very little about how important men's health and lifestyle are in relation to the risk of miscarriage, stillbirths and congenital malformations. But there is a strong scientific rationale for examining the link between men's health and unwanted pregnancy outcomes. Today's knowledge comes from epidemiological studies of whether paternal age, social and economic inequality and smoking, affect unwanted pregnancy outcomes, clinical findings regarding fertility and sperm quality as well as from genetic / epigenetic research. Fathers can influence the partner's pregnancy outcome via various mechanisms, including psychological and financial support, knowledge of health conditions and lifestyle factors such as smoking, in addition to genetic or epigenetic factors. This research project will look at men's risk factors in relation to infertility, miscarriage, stillbirth, total loss (miscarriage, stillbirth and neonatal death) and congenital malformations with a focus on heart defects.

Project leader

Kari Klungsøyr, Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Project participants

Grace Margrethe Egeland, Avdeling for helseregisterforskning og -utvikling, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Siri Eldevik Håberg, Centre for Fertility and Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Øystein Kravdal, Centre for Fertility and Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Aage Tverdal, Centre for Fertility and Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Nina Øyen, Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care, University of Bergen
Kari Klungsøyr, Health Promotion, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Pétur Benedikt Juliusson, Avdeling for helseregisterforskning og -utvikling, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Randi Marie Selmer, Physical Health and Ageing, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Gavin Pereira, Curtin University
Allen Wilcox, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences

Start

01.01.2020

End

31.12.2025

Status

Active

Approvals

Regional committees for medical and health research ethics

Project owner/ Project manager

Norwegian Institute of Public Health

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