Fighting IF
After years of using more and more drugs to boost fertility, doctors have found a new way to help women have babies... by going back to basics
By Adele Waters 22/04/2008
IVF mums Marina (L) and Siobhan IVF mums Marina (L) and Siobhan
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Every year, thousands of women suffer terrible physical side-effects and heartbreak as they go through gruelling IVF in their desperation to become mums.
But now, a revolutionary new form of IVF could make their dreams come true without the suffering and at a fraction of the cost.
The technique - Soft IVF - uses fewer drugs, significantly reducing the side-effects which the hormone injections in conventional treatment often cause.
It is also around half the price of the standard approach - about £2,000 compared to at least £4,000.
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This month, at a fertility conference in London, doctors agreed Soft IVF was the future in fertility medicine.
They said the treatment - also known as Mild IVF - has good success rates and is safer for women because it interferes less with their body's natural chemistry.
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