Couples trying for pregnancy using fertility treatment are not always well informed on the side effects and risks of IVF including answers to questions such as 'Does IVF cause cancers?'.
This video looks at the complications and risks of IVF treatment such as ectopic pregnancy, miscarriages, multiple births, premature births, birth defects, ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, and the link with IVF and cancers.


You can access the following studies on the risks of IVF and cancer

Bjørnholt SM, Kjaer SK, Nielsen TS, Jensen A. Risk for borderline ovarian tumours after exposure to fertility drugs: results of a population-based cohort study. Hum Reprod. 2015;30(1):222-31. doi:10.1093/humrep/deu297

Williams CL, Jones ME, Swerdlow AJ, et al. Risks of ovarian, breast, and corpus uteri cancer in women treated with assisted reproductive technology in Great Britain, 1991-2010: data linkage study including 2.2 million person years of observation. BMJ. 2018;362:k2644. doi:10.1136/bmj.k2644

Spector, L. G. et al. (2019). Association of In Vitro Fertilization with Childhood Cancer in the United States. JAMA Pediatrics. Doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2019.0392, [ Ссылка ]

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