Infertility treatment News

The cause of the elevated risk of heart disease associated with infertility treatment remains unclear The increase in heart disease could stem from the infertility treatments themselves, the underlying medical issues that made patients infertile or other cause The study authors say their results support standards of care that now call for an initial postpartum checkup three weeks after delivery

Infertility is a significant global health problem, with specialists estimating that as many as one in six couples worldwide are affected.

Many women receive corticosteroids in the belief that reducing immune cells called "natural killer" cells will facilitate a pregnancy.