In vitro fertilization is associated with an increased risk of borderline ovarian tumors

Gynecologic Oncology - In vitro fertilization is associated with an increased risk of borderline ovarian tumors

Highlights

► We examined the risk of borderline ovarian tumors in a cohort of women undergoing infertility treatment
► Women having IVF had 2.5 times the risk of borderline tumors compared with women having infertility treatment but not IVF
► In contrast to invasive epithelial ovarian cancer, neither birth nor hysterectomy nor sterilization appeared protective

Conclusions

Women undergoing IVF treatment are at increased risk of being diagnosed with borderline ovarian tumors. Risk factors for borderline ovarian tumors appear different from those for invasive ovarian cancer.