Fertility Treatment and Childhood Cancer Risk: Is There a Link?
Of all types of fertility treatment examined, the only one that significantly increased the risk of cancer in children was frozen embryo transfer.
In Vitro Fertilization
Letrozole May Improve Outcomes After Frozen Embryo Transfer in Women With PCOS
Letrozole treatment may significantly improve live birth rate compared with artificial-cycle frozen embryo transfer in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.
In Vitro Fertilization Associated With Small Increase in Childhood Cancer Risk
In vitro fertilization was shown to have a small but significant association with the development of childhood cancers.
Infertility Treatment Increases Risk for Severe Maternal Morbidity, Mortality
Women who become pregnant from infertility treatment may be at an increased risk for postpartum hemorrhage, admission to the intensive care unit, or puerperal sepsis as well as death.
No Increased Risk for Cancer in Children Conceived by Assisted Reproductive Technology
Children conceived by assisted reproductive technology (ART) do not appear to have a significantly increased cancer risk.
Endometrial Scratching Does Not Increase Live Birth Rate in IVF
For women undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF), endometrial scratching by pipelle biopsy between day 3 of the cycle preceding the embryo-transfer cycle and day 3 of the embryo-transfer cycle, does not result in a higher rate of live birth.
Assessing Inequalities in Infertility Care Among Women
Internationally, infertility is ranked as the fifth most serious disability among women.
Pregnancy Outcomes With Levothyroxine in Women Positive for Antithyroperoxidase Antibodies
Levothyroxine treatment did not appear to improve pregnancy outcomes in women with thyroid autoantibodies undergoing in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer.
Pregnancy Rates in Women Undergoing IVF With Fresh vs Frozen Embryos
Study evaluated the difference in the rate of ongoing pregnancy or live birth between frozen embryo transfer and fresh embryo transfer in women without polycystic ovary syndrome who were undergoing IVF.
Prohibiting 3-Parent IVF: Does It Violate Procreative Rights?
The prohibition of mitochondrial replacement therapy may unfairly impact women with mitochondrial disorders who are undergoing IVF.
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