Fecundability in Association With Everyday and Lifetime Discrimination
The findings of this cohort study suggest that everyday and lifetime experiences of discrimination were associated with reduced fecundability. Associations varied by frequency and type of discrimination, highlighting the need for more research on the possible reproductive health effects of unfair treatment.
Authors
- Sharonda M. Lovett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5840-6404)
- David Williams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0379-1800)
- Jasmine A. Abrams (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1464-9156)
- Amelia Kent Wesselink (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3929-4451)
- Renée Boynton‐Jarrett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5392-6443)
- Molly N. Hoffman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2656-4870)
- Collette N. Ncube (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0661-9926)
- Lauren Anne Wise (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2138-3752)
- Ugochinyere Vivian Ukah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5963-6474)
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Yale University (US)
- McGill University (CA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Network Open
- Published
- 2025-07-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.20597
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Reproductive Health and Technologies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 3.40