Fertility treatment and risk of non-gynecological cancer: a systematic review
Fertility medications may increase the risk of thyroid cancer while potentially reducing the risk of colorectal cancer in women with infertility. Given the small number of studies and their heterogeneity, these findings should be interpreted cautiously. Further research is needed to clarify these associations.
Authors
- Sang-Ok Choe
- Soyoung Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6253-6191)
- Hyun-Jung Kim
- Jin-A. Mo
Institutions
- Korea University (KR)
- National Evidenc- based healthcare Collaborating Agency (KR)
- Korea University (JP)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics
- Published
- 2026-01-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-025-08264-4
- Primary Topic
- Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Research Foundation
- National Research Foundation of Korea