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  • Q&A with Australian Health Practitioners

    Does IVF lower the chances of miscarriage?

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    I'm currently undergoing my second cycle of IVF treatment and wondering if IVF lowers my changes of miscarriage?
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  • Dr Karin Hammarberg

    Registered Nurse

    Karin is a Research Fellow at the Jean Hailes Research Unit at Monash University and Senior Research Officer at the Victorian Assisted Reproduction Treatment Authority.Karin … View Profile

    No, most miscarriages happen because there is something wrong with the fetus. In IVF a 2-5 day old embryo is transferred to the uterus and there is no way to know then whether the embryo has all it takes to develop into a baby. The rate of miscarriage in IVF is about 20%. The risk of miscarriage for spontaneous and IVF concieved pregnancies increases with increasing maternal and paternal ages.

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  • Dr Joseph Jabbour

    Gynaecologist, Gynaecologist - Infertility (IVF) Specialist, Obstetrician

    Dr Joseph Jabbour is a specialist Obstetrician & Gynaecologist and Fertility Specialist with Monash IVF situated in Holland Park West (Brisbane Southside). Dr Jabbour has … View Profile

    IVF can certainly reduce the risk of miscarriage in certain clinical scenarios. If for example you have a chromosomal abnormality such as a balanced translocation, there is the option of Pre-implantation genetic testing for structural rearrangements commonly known as PGT-SR, so we test the embryos and only transfer viable ones. In the woman over the age of 35 who has an increased risk of miscarriage, you can also do Ivf with pre-implantation genetic screening for aneuploidy so you rule out the embryos that may lead to miscarriages. So to answer your question, yes there sometimes is a role for IVF to reduce the risk of miscarriage. All the best

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