A new study published in the journal Human Reproduction indicates that women who struggle with infertility may be at higher risk having cancer later in life. The study found that compared to women without fertility problems, women with infertility are 18 percent more likely to develop cancer, particularly uterine and ovarian cancers.
Researchers from Stanford University tracked 64,000 women who …
On May 11, 2017, a couple in Virginia welcomed sextuplets after trying to conceive for 17 years. This story made headlines in every major news outlet not only because of the number of babies born at one time, but also because of how long the couple had been trying to conceive. While it’s definitely a happy occasion that this couple …
A new study published in the Canadian Medical Association journal reports a greater risk of heart failure and stroke in women who did not become pregnant after undergoing gonadotropin-based fertility treatment. The study looked at over 28,000 women, who underwent fertility treatment with injectable medications between 1993 and 2011 in Ontario, Canada. Women who did not conceive with treatment had …
