Clowns Now Helping Women Get Pregnant 10.12K Brian Moylan 02/01/11 01:01PM Filed to: Science Science Studies Medicine Clowns fertility treatments in-vitro fertilization shutterstock Fb Tweetv Tweetg A new study shows that women undergoing in-vitro fertilization who spent 15 minutes with a "medical clown" were 16% more likely to get pregnant than women who weren't subjected to the treatment. There is little good news in this study.