Patients paying for unproven IVF add-on treatments

(European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology) Despite only limited evidence that fertility add-ons increase the odds of having a baby, the majority of women (82%) have used one or more of these treatments as part of their IVF.This is the conclusion of a retrospective study of 1,590 Australian patients which also found more than seven in 10 (72%) had incurred additional costs for these unproven additional therapies and techniques which range from Chinese herbal medicine to endometrial scratching.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news