Infertility Frequently Asked Questions
Are there particular health risks for women undergoing infertility treatment?
Along with their intended benefits, drugs used to treat infertility may occasionally have adverse effects. In ovulation induction, close monitoring of follicular growth is crucial to avoiding ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, preventing multiple pregnancies, and ensuring optimal treatment.
Moreover, in some cases an assisted reproductive therapy may lead to an ectopic (tubal) pregnancy. For that reason, in the case of a positive pregnancy test in a woman with an increased risk of a tubal pregnancy, monitoring of the pregnancy by ultrasound is crucial.
Abdominal bleeding and abdominal infections can be complications after an IVF procedure, but are fortunately very rare.