Women’s fertility – an essential component of health and well-being
Project
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The results from the project will provide increased knowledge about Norwegian women's fertility and what it means for their health in general.
Summary
To understand health, well-being, and disease risk in women, it is crucial to understand the causes and consequences of reduced fertility. In this project, we will examine about 1000 young women between 18 and 24 years and describe their status for fertility. We will study the role of both genes and environment . The women are participants in the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child study (MoBa) and have been followed since the fetal life, thus we can study how influences in the fetus and childhood are related to fertility in young adulthood. We will also study the mothers in MoBa and how their fertility relates to health later in life.
The results from the project will provide increased knowledge about Norwegian women's fertility and what it means for their health in general.
Project leader
Siri Eldevik Håberg, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Project participants
Laura Oakley, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Ellen Øen Carlsen, Centre for Fertility and Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Maria Christine Magnus, Centre for Fertility and Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Liv Bente Bergem Romundstad, Centre for Fertility and Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Ida Henriette Caspersen, Centre for Fertility and Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Hans Ivar Hanevik, Telemark Hospital Trust
Mari Landås Warp, Centre for Fertility and Health, Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Start
01.06.2021
End
31.12.2028
Status
Active
Approvals
Regional committees for medical and health research ethics
Project owner/ Project manager
Norwegian Institute of Public Health