Cross-sectional interview study of fertility, pregnancy, and urogenital schistosomiasis in coastal Kenya: Documented treatment in childhood is associated with reduced odds of subfertility among adult women.

• Main Authors: Sarah C Miller-Fellows (Author), Laura Howard (Author), Rebekah Kramer (Author), Vanessa Hildebrand (Author), Jennifer Furin (Author), Francis M Mutuku (Author), Dunstan Mukoko (Author), Julianne A Ivy (Author), Charles H King (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2017-11-01T00:00:00Z.
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Previous research has documented an increased risk of subfertility in areas of sub-Saharan Africa, as well as an ecological association between urogenital schistosomiasis prevalence and decreased fertility. This pilot project examined reproductive patterns and the potential effects of childhood urog...