Is IVF safe?

[SKH]

I saw an article on a couple called Halfords who live in Coleford in Somerset who had IVF with embryo screening at the same time. PGD I think it’s called. Worth looking at? They have had a healthy baby now
Sally

[Wot53]

Yes. Had a look. PGD can screen the embryo to ensure no TP53 mutation.

But are the drugs your take to create extra embryo’s for the IVF process safe if you had a LFS?

Wotsy

[PanP]

To be honest I don’t think anyone’s done that specific piece of research. However, you’d expect that hormone dependent cancers would be at a higher risk of being influenced than TP53-dependent ones. Researchers have looked at the risk of breast and ovarian cancer in women with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations and not found an increased cancer risk after IVF. I see no reason why that should be different for TP53 mutation carriers.

Pan

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