New Delhi, Aug. 7 -- For many couples, in vitro fertilisation (IVF) marks the successful end of a long struggle with infertility. Yet after childbirth, many mothers who conceive through IVF find themselves facing another question: will fertility treatment affect their ability to breastfeed? The concern is understandable. IVF involves hormone-based medications to stimulate the ovaries before egg retrieval, leading some people to assume that these hormones may interfere with breast milk production.

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However, reproductive medicine specialists say there is no scientific evidence to support this belief. According to fertility experts, the hormones used during IVF are temporary and serve a specific purpose during th...