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Spontaneous conception after having experienced the exhausting process of ART, whether it was successful or not, could be very surprising and confusing for many couples. Objective: Review all the scenarios within which an unexpected spontaneous conception can occur and the likelihood of its occurrence. These are four such scenarios: (1) after being referred to ART but before the actual initiation of ART; (2) between ART cycles; (3) after a successful ART pregnancy; (4) after giving up on treatment. We have found only a systematic review on #3, but not the other three. Evidence Review: We collected all PubMed citations for the terms \u201cspontaneous conception\u201d and ART or IVF. Thereafter, we realized that no AI tool can filter only the relevant literature. Hence, we exhausted all possible cross-references by manual search to ensure the completeness of the search. Findings: In each of the four scenarios, spontaneous conceptions occur. Before treatment, a critical element is the length of the waiting time, as is the gap between treatments when already treated, with the cost of treatment being a critical determinant. After the conclusion of treatment, whether successful or failed, the main determinants of the chance for spontaneous conception are age, length of infertility, and the leading etiology for infertility. Overall, the chances range from as little as 2% and up to 25%, with severe male factor and a woman\u2019s age being the most notable for low rates. Conclusion and Relevance: Each couple entering ART treatment should be informed of the chances for spontaneous conception, whether as an aid to the decision to enter or the decision to leave after a failure, and on the more cheerful side, to be aware of the chances for unplanned pregnancy after a successful treatment.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.3390\/medicina62071230","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,25]],"date-time":"2026-06-25T08:14:12Z","timestamp":1782375252000},"page":"1230","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3390\/mdpi_crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Spontaneous Conception in Couples Who Need Assisted Reproduction Technology Treatment\u2014A Narrative Review"],"prefix":"10.3390","volume":"62","author":[{"given":"Izhar","family":"Ben Shlomo","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"The Program for Emergency Medicine, Zefat Academic College, Safed 1320611, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0009-0000-3673-8152","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Dikla","family":"Kamisa","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Azrieli Faculty of Medicine at Safed, Bar Ilan University, Ramat Gen 5290002, Israel"},{"name":"Program of Nursing, Zefat Academic College, Safed 1320611, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Vardi","family":"Benesh Raviv","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Program for Emergency Medicine, Zefat Academic College, Safed 1320611, Israel"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1968","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,25]]},"reference":[{"key":"ref_1","doi-asserted-by":"crossref","first-page":"360","DOI":"10.1093\/humrep\/deq349","article-title":"Unexplained infertility: Overall ongoing pregnancy rate and mode of conception","volume":"26","author":"Brandes","year":"2011","journal-title":"Hum. 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