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1 Q1 Does IVF treatment increase the risk of cancer?A1. No it doesn’t. There were initial worries about this issue because we use hormones to stimulate the ovaries in IVF, but subsequently many studies looked at the effect of having IVF on cancers of the breast, ovary and womb, and their conclusions were that there is no increased risk.

2 Q2 My aunt had IVF in the past and now she developed cancer. Do you think it was the IVF that caused it?A2. Unfortunately, cancer is not uncommon, and it is estimated that about one in three people will develop cancer in their lifetime. The good news is that many of these cancers are diagnosed early enough to treat them, but the point is that cancer could happen whether the woman had IVF or not. Many studies looked at the effect of having IVF on cancers of the breast, ovary and womb, and their conclusions were that there is no increased risk. Sometimes, having conditions that make the woman more likely to need IVF (such as PCOS) in itself increases the risk of cancer.