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Reality of fertility treatment – necessity, treatment failure and add-ons

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posted on 2024-02-01, 03:34 authored by ELIZABETH RAY CUTTING
Infertility is a worldwide problem affecting 1 in 6 Australians. As the popularity of ART increases, it is important that specialists and patients are educated on the need for treatment and expected treatment outcomes. With statistics reporting around 60% of ART cycles are not ending in live birth, treatment failure is a common outcome which should be communicated to patients to ensure ART is not seen as a ‘solution’ to infertility. Unnecessary testing or add-on treatments that do not have sufficient evidence supporting their use should be avoided as an answer to treatment failure.

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Principal supervisor

Ben Mol

Additional supervisor 1

Beverley Vollenhoven

Year of Award

2024

Department, School or Centre

Obstetrics and Gynaecology

Campus location

Australia

Course

Doctor of Philosophy

Degree Type

DOCTORATE

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Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences

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