New Study Shows Complications Rare in Test-tube Fertility Procedures

The Associated Press reported that a new American 12-year study shows that complications are rare for women undergoing test-tube fertility procedures. Most frequently problems happen when drugs are used to stimulate ovaries, but even then fatalities don’t usually arise.

As quoted in the market news:

Over-stimulated ovaries occurred in 154 out of every 10,000 pregnancy attempts; rates of other complications were less than 10 per 10,000 attempts. There were 58 deaths reported during the 2000-11 study. The study lacks information on their causes, and with more than 1 million pregnancy attempts involved, the results are reassuring, said Dr. Jennifer Kawwass, an Emory University assistant professor and the lead author.

The study is the first large-scale effort to quantify risks for U.S. patients undergoing these treatments, Kawwass said. Results were published in Tuesday’s Journal of the American Medical Association.

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