Embryo transfer is a laughing matter

The established Israeli practice of 'medical clowning' hit UK headlines in November when it was reported that entertaining women with clowns after embryo transfer could boost IVF pregnancy rates. A team studied 186 women aged 25 to 40 over 10 months, all of whom were undergoing embryo transfer treatment. They found that when women were entertained by a professionally trained clown, while they recu ...

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