Cancer risk among parous women following assisted reproductive technology.

ABSTRACT:

Study question

Do women who give birth after assisted reproductive technology (ART) have an increased risk of cancer compared with women who give birth without ART?

Summary answer

Without correction, the results indicate an increase in overall cancer risk, as well as a 50% increase in risk of CNS cancer for women giving birth after ART, however the results were not significant after correcting for multiple analyses.

What is known already

Studies regarding the effects of hormonal treatments involved with ART on subsequent cancer risk have provided inconsistent results, and it has also been suggested that infertility itself could be a contributory factor.

Study design, size, duration

A population-based cohort consisting of all women registered in the Medical Birt

SUBMITTER: Reigstad MM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4507330 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature