IVF drugs cancer risk ‘ruled out’
Taking fertility drugs does not increase a woman’s risk of developing ovarian cancer, a large Danish study has reported.
A study of 54,362 women referred to fertility clinics between 1963 and 1998 showed no overall increased risk of ovarian cancer for any IVF drug.
But the researchers say they will have to monitor all the women until they are older to be sure of the findings.
The findings appear in the British Medical Journal.
According to the researchers, there has been considerable debate over the past three decades as to whether use of fertility drugs increases a woman’s risk of developing ovarian cancer.
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