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Fertility patients sold unproven add-ons, regulator HFEA says

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Fertility patients sold unproven add-ons, regulator HFEA says

Michelle Roberts Digital health editor, BBC News Getty Images Many fertility patients in the UK are being offered unnecessary add-on treatments that have little or no proof of improving the likelihood of pregnancy, a report suggests. Add-ons are optional, non-essential treatments some private clinics offer in addition to proven treatments, such in-vitro fertilisation (IVF). According … Read more

Clampdown on unproven fertility treatment add-ons

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Clampdown on unproven fertility treatment add-ons

“For defined patient groups, there are particular treatment add-ons that may be potentially beneficial – but we know that for the vast majority of patients, more rounds of proven treatment could be more effective,” Prof Tim Child, who chairs the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) Scientific and Clinical Advances Advisory Committee, said. Source link