Do fertility medications increase the risk of breast cancer? Could IVF raise the chances of ovarian or uterine cancer later in life? And how can you separate scientific fertility research from fear-provoking headlines?
In this episode of Brave & Curious, Dr. Lora Shahine examines why this fear exists and explores what decades of research actually reveal about fertility medications, IVF, and cancer risk. She explains why this topic is difficult to study, including the need to distinguish the effects of fertility treatment from underlying infertility diagnoses such as endometriosis, PCOS/PMOS, anovulation, and never having carried a pregnancy.
Dr. Shahine also discusses the important nuance around prolonged Clomid use, the role of personal risk factors and routine cancer screening, and why patients deserve to make fertility treatment decisions based on evidence rather than fear.
In this episode you'll hear:
[1:32] A Common Question: Do fertility medications increase my risk of breast cancer?
[2:27] Why Research Is Hard
[4:44] Breast Cancer Evidence
[5:50] Key Study Highlights
[9:27] Clomid Cycle Nuance
[10:05] Other Cancer Risks (Uterine Cancer, Ovarian Cancer)
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