One of the common concerns faced by numerous women undergoing (or planning to undergo) IVF treatment is that they’ll have to become intimately acquainted with needles.  Though most females simply accept this as a reality, some do decline IVF based on their serious loathing of shots. 

Reproductive health specialists and scientists have long recognized this stumbling block and are now testing a shot-free IVF treatment.  This needleless treatment takes the form of a vaginal progesterone cream, which requires no invasive techniques. 

Rates for pregnancies for the small group of participants who helped with initial research were the same as traditional IVF treatments (with needles.)  However, some women did still experience side effects in line with shot-related IVF procedures.