| title: | REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH AND FERTILITY - AFFECTING FACTORS IN ESTONIA |
|---|---|
| reg no: | SF0182582Cs03 |
| project type: | targeted financing |
| subject: |
1.10-1.16. Bio-Geo Sciences 3. Medical Sciences |
| status: | accepted |
| institution: | University of Tartu |
| head of project: | Helle Karro |
| duration: | 01.01.2004 - 31.12.2008 |
| description: | Fertility means ability to conceive and to deliver viable child and it is influenced by reproductive behaviour and choices. As birth rate is very low in Estonia, it is especially important to study risk factors influencing reproductive health and their association with fertility and pregnancy outcome. By different studies 5-15% of couples in reproductive age are infertile, but there are no relevant data about Estonia. The scientific project consists of five sub-themes: (1) epidemiology of infertility and its specificity in Estonia; (2) improvement of the infertility treatment using IVF in a natural cycle and Doppler ultrasound; (3) development of new diagnostic methods for preimplantation genetic diagnosis; (4) susceptibility to recurrent spontaneous abortion and genetic variation at chorionic gonadotropin beta genome cluster; (5) prediction of preeclampsia by oxidative stress markers and Doppler ultrasound investigation |
| project group | ||||
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| no | name | institution | position | |
| 1. | Karin Asser | University of Tartu | arst-õppejõud | |
| 2. | Aivar Ehrenberg | University of Tartu | assistent | |
| 3. | Tiina Kahre | University of Tartu | teadur | |
| 4. | Aive Kalinina | University of Tartu | doktorant | |
| 5. | Helle Karro | University of Tartu | TÜ naistekliiniku juhataja | |
| 6. | Kadri Matt | University of Tartu | dotsent | |
| 7. | Kaidi Möll | University of Tartu | teadur | |
| 8. | Kristiina Rull | University of Tartu | doktorant | |
| 9. | Andres Salumets | University of Tartu | vanemteadur | |
| 10. | Anu Sikut | University of Tartu | teadur | |