{"id":5,"date":"2013-02-27T15:22:54","date_gmt":"2013-02-27T20:22:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/presto\/home\/"},"modified":"2025-12-01T23:28:44","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T04:28:44","slug":"home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.bu.edu\/presto\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/apiv2.popupsmart.com\/api\/Bundle\/378573\" async><\/script><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Pregnancy Study Online (PRESTO)<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">What is PRESTO and why should I join?<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">PRESTO is a web-based research study that examines whether lifestyle factors such as diet, stress, exercise, and medication use have an impact on fertility and pregnancy.<\/p>\n<p>Primary participants are being invited to complete one online questionnaire at enrollment and every 2 months for 12 months, or until conception, whichever occurs first.<\/p>\n<p>They will also have the opportunity to invite their partners to participate.<\/p>\n<p>Participants are offered a premium membership at ChartNeo.com, a fertility app.<\/p>\n<p>PRESTO is a non-profit study being conducted at Boston University. It is funded by the National Institutes of Health.<\/p>\n<p><strong>To learn more about PRESTO, listen to the <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"WBUR radio piece\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wbur.org\/radioboston\/2016\/07\/20\/study-fertility-rates\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPR<\/a> and\u00a0<a title=\"Mobile Massachusetts radio piece\" href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/bupresto\/presto-pregnancy-study\">Mobile Massachusetts<\/a> radio pieces. Read the <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"WBUR written piece about PRESTO\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wbur.org\/commonhealth\/2016\/07\/18\/fertility-study\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">NPR,<\/a> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"SPHERE magazine\" href=\"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/sph\/files\/2013\/06\/Sphere-Fall2014.pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SPHERE magazine,<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology\" href=\"http:\/\/onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/10.1111\/ppe.12201\/pdf\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><em>Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology<\/em><\/a> articles.<\/strong><br \/>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">What are the eligibility requirements?<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">Eligible primary participants are:<br \/>\n-Age 21-45<br \/>\n-Resident of U.S. or Canada<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/>-Assigned female sex at birth or have an intact uterus<br \/>\n-Not currently using methods to prevent pregnancy (or thinking about discontinuing contraception in the next 6 months)<br \/>\n-Not using fertility treatments<br \/>\n-Having regular intercourse with one partner<br \/>\n-Not currently pregnant<br \/>\n-Willing to participate in a 12-month study<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">What are the study objectives?<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">The study objectives are to identify\u00a0lifestyle, behavioral, medical, and dietary factors\u00a0that\u00a0affect\u00a0the chances of\u00a0successful pregnancy. The study will also examine predictors of miscarriage, preterm birth,\u00a0and low birth weight.<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h6 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">What is required of participants?<\/h6><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\">&#8211; One online survey at enrollment (45-60 minutes).<br \/>\n&#8211; One online survey every\u00a02 months for up to 12 months or until you get pregnant (10-15 minutes).<br \/>\n&#8211; One online dietary survey 10 days after enrollment (30-40 minutes).<br \/>\n&#8211; If you become pregnant, one survey in early pregnancy (10-15 minutes), one survey in late pregnancy (10-15 minutes), and one survey at 6 months&#8217; postpartum (10-15 minutes).<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Optional: partner baseline survey (15-20 minutes) and partner dietary survey (30-40 minutes).<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><!--Used to create a space between heading and next lines. &nbsp spacing was too big--><\/p>\n<h6>Click <a href=\"http:\/\/slone-web.bu.edu\/prestostudy\/gotostudyconsent.php\" style=\"color: #a00c0c;\">here<\/a> to enroll.<\/h6>\n<h6><span style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #ff6600;\"><span><strong>Want to enroll later?<\/strong><\/span><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> Fill out the <a href=\"http:\/\/slone-web.bu.edu\/prestostudy\/gotostudyconsent.php\">screener<\/a> and we&#8217;ll contact you when you&#8217;re ready. <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600; text-decoration: underline;\">Already enrolled?<\/span><\/span> Login and fill out your <\/span><span><a title=\"here\" href=\"https:\/\/slone-web.bu.edu\/prestostudy\/login.php\" text-decoration:=\"\" underline=\"\" span=\"\">latest survey<\/a><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>.<\/strong><\/span><\/h6>\n<p>Contact us at <a href=\"mailto:bupresto@bu.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bupresto@bu.edu<\/a> or follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/bostonuniversitypresto\">Facebook<\/a> &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BUPrestoStudy\">Twitter<\/a><code><\/code><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pregnancy Study Online (PRESTO) Click here to enroll. Want to enroll later? Fill out the screener and we&#8217;ll contact you when you&#8217;re ready. Already enrolled? Login and fill out your latest survey. 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