London - Fertility drugs do not trigger cancer in women trying to get pregnant, a study claims.
Debate has raged about whether IVF drugs may cause cancer because they stimulate hormones linked to the disease, especially breast cancer.
But a US study that followed almost 10 000 women for 30 years suggests the medication does not raise the risk of breast, ovarian and womb cancers.
The exception is women who remained childless despite having the drugs, called gonadotropins.
Experts believe this is caused by underlying health problems responsible for the infertility.
The study found 749 breast cancers, 119 womb cancers and 85 ovarian cancers but no link to use of the drugs.
Dr Bert Scoccia from the University of Illinois, said the results were “generally reassuring”. - Daily Mail