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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Denis Campbell Health policy editor

Three-quarters of UK fertility patients using unproven add-on treatments

View of pregnant woman's bump
The regulator found 73% of fertility patients were spending money on additional treatments with no proof they made any difference. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA

Almost three-quarters of people undergoing fertility treatment in the UK are using “unproven extras” to increase their chances of having a baby, despite little evidence that they work.

The findings, from the UK’s fertility watchdog, mean that about 40,000 people a year wanting to conceive are spending money on acupuncture, supplements and drugs, even though they are largely unproven.

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