Infertility
treatments
Infertility is not a new problem to people these days.
Couples who feel alone whenever facing infertility should not feel
such because infertility can actually happen to anybody, and not
just to a very small number of couples.
For a number of years, various methods of treatments have been
explored in order to help address infertility. For some people, it
is a matter of eating certain types of fruits. For some, it is
changing their lifestyle or eating more of a certain type of food,
some turn to prayers alone, while some undergo various types of
treatment.
Technology and science is indeed a blessing in this case because
for those who suffer from fertility problems no longer need to
scratch their heads in confusion whenever they still fail to find a
treatment for infertility. These days, various scientists have
taken upon themselves to find solid solutions for infertility. As a
result, medications, treatments, exercise regimen and other types
of treatment are now available for couples who are suffering from
infertility.
The main treatments used
for infertility include the following:
- Assisted
contraception - this is where various techniques
including in vitro fertilization, intracytoplasmic sperm injection,
gamete intrafallopian transfer, and intrauterine insemination are
being used to aid those who have infertility
problems.
- Drinking medicines
that improve fertility – there are a lot of medicines that
are used to help improve the fertility of a person. This can either
be used together with other methods in order to assist conception,
whereas it can also be used by itself.
- Surgical methods – this treatment is
used whenever the doctors find that it is necessary in order to
treat infertility.
There are various types of medicine that are recommended to treat
infertility. Some of these medicines include the
following:
- Metformin
– often offered to women who suffer from polycystic ovary syndrome,
and those who have not responded well to
clomifene
- Clomifene
– the most commonly used medicine as it has been tried and tested
for several years. It is a tablet that makes the pituitary gland
release more gonadtrophin than what is normally
produced.
- Gonadtrophin
medicines – these are medicine that contain gonadtrophine,
which helps improve fertility in men who suffer from sperm count
problems.
Surgical treatments are done whenever the following
situations are the known causes for infertility:
Endometriosis – a surgery done to help women who
have fertility problems due to endometriopsis
Fibroids - a surgery done to remove the fibroid as it may be
considered as the cause of infertility
Male infertility – one of the causes of male infertility is when
the sperm is blocked by a certain abnormality in the epididymis of
the testis
Assisted conception is a type of treatment that is performed when
the specialist believes that the said procedure is the best
solution to treat the infertility problem of the couple –
especially when no other causes have been determined. Some of these
treatments include the following:
- In vitro fertilization
(IVF)
- Intrauterine
insemination
- Gamete intrafallopian
transfer (GIFT)
- Intracytoplasmic sperm
injection (ICSI)
- Embryo
donation
- Egg
donation
These are just samples of the various types of treatment that are
being discovered every day. These, however, are the more tried and
tested versions that have worked for most couples who had fertility
problems over the past few years. Since there are many types of
treatment, it would be best to consult the doctors to help
determine the cause of the infertility, and as result, the couple
may receive the proper treatment that applies to their
situation.
It must be mentioned that aided contraception and fertility
treatments may lead to certain complications such as fallopian
pregnancy, stress, over-stimulation of the ovaries, and ovarian
cancer.
