HELSINKI, Finland, Nov. 25 (UPI) -- One woman in seven receiving in vitro fertilization treatment is hospitalized due to serious complications, say Finnish researchers.
That's almost twice the number for natural pregnancies, according to Dr. Reija Klemetti, of the National Research and Development Centre for Welfare and Health in Helsinki.
"Though there was a low risk of complications after each IVF treatment cycle, repeated attempts resulted in serious complications for many women," said Klemetti.
The complications, found in the survey of nearly 20,000 women who either underwent IVF or ovulation induction in order to donate eggs, included: miscarriages, bleeding, ectopic pregnancy and ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, reported the Daily Telegraph Friday.
The study, published in the journal Human Reproduction, found that between 1996 and 1999, 15 percent of the 9,175 women who received IVF and 8 percent of the 10,254 women who had eggs induced needed hospital treatment at least once.
