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Handedness and time to pregnancy.

Authors :
Zhu JL
Obel C
Basso O
Bech BH
Henriksen TB
Olsen J
Source :
Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) [Epidemiology] 2009 Jan; Vol. 20 (1), pp. 52-5.
Publication Year :
2009

Abstract

Background: Nonright-handedness, particularly mixed-handedness, has been associated with a number of medical conditions. We examined whether handedness was associated with fecundity, measured by time to pregnancy.<br />Methods: We used data on parental handedness and time to pregnancy from 2 regional birth cohorts in Denmark: the Aalborg-Odense Birth Cohort (1984-1987) and the Aarhus Birth Cohort (1990-1992) (n = 5808 and 3426, respectively). We applied discrete-time survival analysis to assess fecundity in relation to handedness.<br />Results: In both cohorts, we saw a slightly lower fecundity in individuals who reported being mixed-handed.<br />Conclusions: Our data showed a modest association between mixed-handedness and subfecundity, which suggests that these traits may share a common etiology, perhaps tracing back to the prenatal period.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1531-5487
Volume :
20
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
19057386
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/EDE.0b013e31818b47d1