“Add-on” treatments and medications in IVF are highly controversial in the infertility field. At Merrion Fertility Clinic, we believe that strong evidence from clinical trials is needed before add-on treatments should be offered as part of the IVF cycle. These experimental techniques are expensive and poorly regulated, meaning that they can be introduced into routine practice before they have been shown to improve live birth rate.
In some cases, they may even have adverse effects on patients. A recent series of articles by specialists in the field, published in the journal Fertility and Sterility, looked at add-on treatments used by fertility clinics. All concluded that there is still not sufficient evidence to show that these techniques work or what their long term effects are for patients and their babies.
To read more, please follow the link below:
https://www.fertstert.org/article/S0015-0282(19)32454-9/fulltext
