Now couples can take a pill to help them HAVE a baby in boost for childless would-be parents struggling to conceive through costly IVF treatment By Colin Fernandez Published: 17:00 EDT, 7 July 2024 | Updated: 17:04 EDT, 7 July 2024 e-mail View comments A pill for couples struggling to conceive with IVF has been found to increase the chances of pregnancy. In clinical trials, it was found to raise the likelihood of the fertilised egg implanting in the womb. While the pill requires further trials and regulatory approval before it could become available, scientists said the results were 'very good news' for childless couples.
With a cycle of IVF costing from £5,000 to £10,000 privately, reducing the number of cycles could mean more couples achieving their dream of parenthood. It could also potentially cut the bill for the NHS , which provides a limited amount of IVF for infertile couples, although this varies from area to area. The study looked at women under 40 using IVF or ICSI – intracytoplasmic sperm injection, a similar technique to IVF where a single sperm is injected into an egg before it is implanted.
A pill for couples struggling to conceive with IVF has been found to increase the chances of pregnancy (stock photo) The new pill increased the chance of a live birth by 6.9 per cent – 42.6 per cent of the women in the trial gave birth, compared with 35.
7 per cent who took a placebo. The pill was unveiled at the annual conference of the European Society for Human Repro.
