Does ovulation induction cause ovarian cancer?

Hi there,

I’m currently on AI and I’m about to start ovulation induction. So I looked up some facts about the procedure and I remember to read somewhere that the medications used might cause ovarian cancer.

Is this true??

Hello Helen,

There’s no need to worry. While it’s true that women, that never have given birth before, may have an increased risk of ovarian cancer and the apparent link between fertility drug use and ovarian cancer may arise because these women are the most likely to have used ovulation-stimulating agents as part of their infertility treatment, this doesn’t mean that it’s contributed exclusively to the use of fertility drugs as such.

Shortly said, according to studies, there is no necessarily a causal effect between ovulation induction and ovarian cancer.

Hope this helps you,

Best

Can someone guide me, please? I’m looking for fertility treatments, is ovulation induction one of them and if so, how does it work?