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October 29, 2011
IVF and ovarian cancer
The Globe and Mail reported on a study suggesting an increased risk of borderline ovarian tumors in women who undergo IVF.
Firstly, borderline ovarian tumors are NOT cancer and the study of 25,000 women found no increase risk of ovarian cancer in women who undergo IVF.
Secondly, the increase in borderline ovarian tumors was from 5 in 1000 women to 7 in 1000 women. This is a very small risk. To help put this risk into perspective the risk of heart disease is 1 in 5, the risk of being injured in a motor vehicle accident is 1 in 100, and the risk of breast cancer is 1 in 9.