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14 Post author: bokov 24 November 2014 11:38PM

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Comment author: bokov 25 November 2014 01:39:20AM 4 points [-]

Great idea! Here's how I can convert your prospective experiment into retrospective ones:

Comparing hazard functions for individuals with diagnoses of infertility versus individuals who originally enter the clinic record system due to a routine checkup.

Comment author: Andy_McKenzie 25 November 2014 09:22:19PM 0 points [-]

This is interesting, but a clear confound is that people who enter for infertility are likely to be more conscientious, which correlates with lifespan.