Fertility News

Do Fertility Drugs Increase the Risk of Ovarian Cancer?

There is conflicting evidence to suggest that treatment with fertility drugs may increase the risk of a woman developing ovarian cancer. Experts believe that elevated hormone levels occurring during ovulation increase the risk of ovarian cancer. In addition, they believe that a long series of ovulations uninterrupted by oral contraceptives, pregnancy, or breastfeeding also contribute to an increased risk of ovarian cancer. Studies have shown that women who took fertility drugs but did not become pregnant had a higher risk of developing ovarian cancer than women who were not infertile. Women who did become pregnant after taking fertility drugs did not have an increased risk of cancer. Further research is needed to confirm the link between fertility drugs and ovarian cancer.
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What You Should Know About Age and Fertility

Many women today are choosing to begin their families later. This change has brought up new questions that have been the subject of much research. “What are the risks of having my baby later?” “When will I be most fertile?” “How can I increase my chances of a successful pregnancy?” These are questions
women are asking today.
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Abandoned Embryos - A Growing Problem for Fertility Specialists

A point that many couples fail to consider when deciding to undergo in-vitro fertilization is what they will do with the embryos left over after a successful pregnancy. Fertility specialists keep embryos frozen in storage, but are left with questions regarding what to do with abandoned or unclaimed
embryos. Of the 400,000 embryos in storage in the U.S., approximately 16,000 are unclaimed.
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Older Couples Face New Parenting Challenges

Fertility treatments are contributing to a new family dynamic as couples are opting to have children later. And while these treatments sometimes give older couples a false sense of hope, they do increase the possibilities.
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