Sex ratios in California following the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001

• Published in: Human reproduction (Oxford) Vol. 20; no. 5; pp. 1221 - 1227
• Main Authors: Catalano, Ralph, Bruckner, Tim, Gould, Jeff, Eskenazi, Brenda, Anderson, Elizabeth
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Oxford University Press 01.05.2005; Oxford Publishing Limited (England)
• Subjects: Algorithms; Biological and medical sciences; Birth Rate - trends; California - epidemiology; Female; Fertilization; fetal death; Fetal Death - epidemiology; Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics; Humans; Infant, Low Birth Weight; Infant, Newborn; Male; Medical sciences; population distress; September 11; Sex Ratio; Terrorism; very low birthweight; California; United States; North America; America; population distress; September 11; fetal death; very low birthweight; sex ratio; Very low birthweight; Premature; Sex ratio; Fetal diseases; Newborn diseases; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Pregnancy disorders; Prematurity; fetal death/population distress/September 11/sex ratio/very low birthweight; Fetal distress; Death in utero

BACKGROUND: Natural and man-made disasters as well as declining economies appear to coincide with reduced odds of male live births among humans (i.e. lower secondary sex ratio). This association has been attributed to excess death of males in gestation and to reduced conception of males. We attempt...