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Article: Agony of side-effect that no one talks about in IVF; SIDE-EFFECTS OF FERTILITY DRUGS MADE SHEENA'S OVARIES SWELL TO SIZE OF GRAPEFRUIT.(Features)
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- Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)
- Article date:
- November 21, 2001
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Byline: NAN SPOWART
WHEN Sheena and Jim Lindsay decided to go for fertility treatment, they had only one thing on their minds - a baby.
Like most other couples, they were so eager for a pregnancy that they paid little attention as the consultant outlined the risks of in vitro fertilisation (IVF).
They were so excited about the treatment, after years of trying for a baby, that they were not at all worried as they were told about ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome.
Yet the syndrome - which can make your ovaries swell up like grapefruit - is ...