Luke B, Brown MB, Ethen MK, et al. - Researchers conducted a retrospective population-based cohort study examining if standardized testing results differ at the end of third grade between children conceived with the use of in vitro fertilization (IVF) and those conceived spontaneously. They assessed singleton and twin children 8–9 years of age who underwent the third-grade public school standardized assessment in Texas from 2012 to 2018. After exclusions, 6,970 IVF and 12,690 non-IVF children with reading scores and 6,973 IVF and 12,729 non-IVF children with mathematics scores, were identified. Comparable performance was exhibited in third-grade reading and math assessments by children of ages 8–9 years who were conceived with the use of IVF vs those who were conceived spontaneously. Further, consistent racial and ethnic differences, gender differences, and beneficial effects of older maternal age were recognized. As no adequate adjustment could be done for socioeconomic status and other confounding factors, which may explain some of the observed differences, they suggest no negative effect of IVF conception on academic achievement in third grade.