IVF success boosted by drug that helps embryos implant in the womb

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Is an improvement in IVF success rates on the way?

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People undergoing IVF could soon have a better chance of having a baby thanks to a drug that helps embryos implant in the womb.

A recent trial involving almost 800 women attending 41 fertility clinics across Europe found that the drug – called nolasiban – significantly increased the success rate of IVF.

Each participant took a nolasiban pill or a placebo 4 hours before they had an embryo transferred to their womb. Almost 45 per cent of those in the nolasiban group went on to have …