Causal Effects of Body Mass Index and Maternal Age on Oocyte Maturation in Assisted Reproductive Technology: Model-Average Causal Effect and Bayesian LASSO Method

• Main Authors: Ahad ALIZADEH (Author), Reza OMANI-SAMANI (Author), Mohammad Ali MANSOURNIA (Author), Azadeh AKBARI SENE (Author), Abbas RAHIMI FOROUSHANI (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 2020-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Body Mass Index (BMI) and maternal age are related to various disorders of the female reproductive system. This study aimed to estimate the causal effects of BMI and maternal age on the rate of metaphase II oocytes (MII) using a new statistical method based on Bayesian LASSO and model av...