Abstract

The high levels of circulating estrogens and progesterone during ovarian stimulation for in vitro fertilization (IVF) have prompted speculation that IVF might raise risk for breast cancer. To examine this issue, investigators in the Netherlands determined the incidence of breast cancer in 19,158 women who started IVF treatment between 1983 and 1995 (IVF group) and 5950 women who started other fertility treatments between 1980 and 1995 (non-IVF …

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