IVF not effective after fifth round of treatment

Published: September 2, 2013 2:19am EDT

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There is little chance of pregnancy after the fifth round of IVF treatment, regardless of the woman’s age, a national report has found.

The study authors found that the cumulative live delivery rate did not increase markedly with additional treatments in the sixth cycle of IVF and beyond.

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