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(sz) IVF does not lead to an early menopause or more severe menopausal symptoms, one of the first studies into the long-term effects of the treatment suggests.
Some 200 women who were among the first to undergo IVF, which in the 1980s involved a much heavier drugs regime, took part in the UK study.
At an average of just over 50, the age at which their menopause started was comparable with the national average.
The Bourn Hall Clinic findings are on Reproductive Bio Medicine Online.
The suggestion that IVF could bring on the menopause early is based on the fear that stimulating the ovaries to generate the eggs required for treatment might speed up their decline.
While doctors have long since dismissed this notion - noting for instance that preventing ovulation through the contraceptive pill does not, by the same logic, delay the menopause - the clinical evidence has been lacking. more…

From: »The BBC«

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