When flexibility outpaces safety: rethinking pregnancy screening in random-start ovarian stimulation
Randy Morris · 2026
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Morris wrote a commentary, published in 2026, on a safety gap in a flexible form of fertility treatment. The treatment stimulates the ovaries to make eggs, and it can now start on any day of the cycle. That freedom helps patients and clinics plan. A case in the same issue shows the risk. A patient who had conceived naturally, without knowing it, was stimulated anyway and developed a severe ovary reaction.
Morris argues the case is a symptom of a wider problem. Older protocols began after a period arrived, which itself screened out pregnancy. They also paired the start with a blood test and a scan. Random starts quietly dropped those guards. The commentary urges clinics to rebuild pregnancy screening into the flexible schedule. Flexibility, the author says, should not come at the cost of a basic safety check.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Randy Morris |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 8 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |