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How common is infertility/subfertility?What are the risks associated with ART treatment?

April 26, 2017art associated common infertility subfertility treatment

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How common is infertility/subfertility?What are the risks associated with ART treatment?

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Overall, IVF/ICSI (ART) treatment is safe. A condition known as ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) may occur where a woman’s ovaries get overstimulated with lot of fluid accumulation in her body in 1% of the cases. The risk from multiple pregnancy (20-25% twins, 5% triplets), risk of pre-term labour, low birth weight babies is also inherent. In addition the usual risks associated with anaesthesia and operative procedures which are very rare.