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1  Q1. Can I continue taking my herbal supplements while having IVF?A1. Women and their partners are encouraged to discontinue herbal supplements while undergoing assisted conception. This stems from a lack of good‐quality data on the efficacy and safety of herbal products. Furthermore, it is possible that unlicensed drugs may negatively impact upon patients’ perioperative care and treatment outcomes.

2  Q2 I take medication for a chronic illness. How will this affect my IVF cycle?A2. Women on chronic medication should undergo a risk assessment, usually performed by their general practitioner, to ascertain whether a referral to a preconception specialist clinic is warranted. Although patients will usually be able to continue their medications or switch to pregnancy‐friendly alternatives, specialist input may be required to counsel the woman about the potential effect of pregnancy on her condition, and vice versa.

3  Q3 Is it best to not take any drugs in pregnancy?A3. Whenever possible, the need to continue drugs in pregnancy should be assessed at regular intervals by all clinicians involved in a woman’s care. In addition, women with complex comorbidities (e.g. inflammatory bowel disease, asthma, renal disease, organ transplants) should be followed‐up in a tertiary referral hospital with multidisciplinary links, so that treatment can be optimized with minimal disruption to fetal development and growth.