Riflessioni sui trattamenti per l'infertilità e la possibile insorgenza di carcinomi ovarici

In the last decade the use of assisted reproduc- tion techniques (ART) signi cantly increased and, due to the improved quality of the procedures and management of pa- tients, it has led to progressively better outcomes. In paral- lel, the latest literature data show an increased incidence of ovarian cancer, that to date does not have a protocol with high sensitivity and speci city for early diagnosis. Consider- ing the accumulating evidence about the etiology of ovar- ian cancer, it has been postulated a correlation between the increasing use of necessary and propaedeutic pharma- cological treatments for ART and the increased incidence of this tumor. Despite the current data in the literature do not allow to draw de nitive conclusions, the aim of this work is to propose a brief comment on the possible correlation between fertility treatments and the occurrence of ovarian cancer, particularly in women with BRCA mutations.