If you’ve heard that having IVF increases the chances of women getting cancer, you’re not alone.  This ominous headline has been splashed across the Internet for years.  But new research from Sweden shows that there is no connection between IVF and cancer after all.

The Swedish study, which included thousands of participants, took place over 25 years and discovered no link between the chances of IVF patients having a higher risk of breast, cervical or uterine cancers than their counterparts who did not undergo IVF.

In fact, part of the research suggested that women who underwent IVF might actually have LESS risk than other females, though this hypothesis remains to be seen. 

It’s good news not only for those seeking fertility treatments, but also for all the women who have used IVF (including stars like Celine Dion and Guiliana Rancic) to help them conceive.