After IVF, you may feel hopeful but also uncertain. This article explains three possible complications: OHSS, ectopic ...

Heather Bray thought the hard part was over. At 34, the lifestyle influencer had spent more than a week injecting herself with hormones so that she could undergo egg retrieval as part of her in vitro ...

Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is a condition caused when the ovaries adversely react to an abundance of hormones. The ovaries become swollen and painful and possibly leak fluid. OHSS ...

The IVF process involves stimulating egg production to later retrieve the eggs and fertilize them in a lab. After that, the embryos are transferred back into the uterus with the hope of implantation.

OHSS is the most severe complication of controlled ovarian stimulation and complicates 3% to 8% of in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles; severe OHSS is rare and complicates 1% to 2% of cycles. Young, ...

“I was in excruciating pain, I was bloated and felt really sick. The doctor had said I’d be able to go about my normal business but I missed work, I couldn’t do anything and I had to stay in bed for ...

Over the last few years, IVF has become a much safer and more straightforward process than it used to be, with almost negligible risks involved. One of the complications of IVF is Ovarian ...

Infertility is a major health challenge globally. The World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that nearly one in every six people of reproductive age worldwide (over 17 per cent of the adult ...

A feasibility study and randomised controlled trial, with an internal pilot, to assess the clinical and cost-effectiveness of earlier active management of OHSS. This study is funded by the National ...

Anyone who has done IVF is probably familiar with ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) . It can happen when you take medications to stimulate your ovaries and produce a lot of follicles for IVF. I ...