Treatment Of Infertility

Treatment of infertility depends on the cause, how long you have been infertile, your age and your partner, and many personal preferences. Some causes of infertility can not be corrected. However, a woman still get pregnant with assisted reproductive technologies or other procedures to restore fertility.

Treatment for men

Approaches that involve the male include the treatment of:

General sexual problems. Dealing with impotence or premature ejaculation can improve fertility. The treatment of these problems often with medication or behavioral approaches.

The lack of sperm. If the lack of sperm is the suspected cause of infertility in a man's hormones or surgery to correct the problem or the use of assisted reproductive technologies may be possible. In some cases, sperm can be taken directly from the testis or bladder recovered and injected into an egg in the laboratory.

Treatment of women

Fertility drugs are the main treatment for women who are infertile due to ovulation disorders. These medications regulate or induce ovulation. In general, they act like natural hormones - such as follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) - ovulation. Fertility drugs commonly used are:

Clomiphene citrate (Clomid, Serophene). This drug is taken orally and stimulates ovulation in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) or other disorders ovulatory. It causes the pituitary gland to release more FSH and LH, which stimulates the growth of an ovarian follicle containing an egg.

Human menopausal gonadotropin (Repronex, Menopur). This medication is injected for women who do not ovulate on their own due to a failure of the pituitary gland to stimulate ovulation. Unlike clomiphene, which stimulates the pituitary gland, human menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) and other gonadotropins directly stimulate the ovaries. This material contains both FSH and LH.

Follicle stimulating hormone (Brave it). FSH acts by stimulating the maturation of ovarian follicles in the ovaries.

Human chorionic gonadotropin (Ovidrel, Pregnyl). Used in combination with clomiphene, hMG and FSH, human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) stimulates the follicle to release its egg (ovulation).

GnRH analogues of the hormone. This treatment is designed for women who have irregular or who ovulate prematurely ovulaatiokierron - before bringing the follicle is mature - during hMG treatment. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (Gn-RH) analogues to suppress the activity of the pituitary, which alters the production of hormones so that your doctor can cause FSH, follicle growth.

Aromatase inhibitors. This class of drugs that includes letrozole (Femara) and anastrozole (Arimidex), was approved for advanced breast cancer. Sometimes doctors prescribe them women, who do not ovulate on their own and who have not responded to the treatment of clomiphene citrate. These drugs are not approved by the Food and Drug Administration to induce ovulation, and the effect of early pregnancy is not yet known.

Metformin (Glucophage). This medicine is taken orally to stimulate ovulation. Used when insulin resistance is a known cause or suspected infertility. Insulin resistance may play a role in the development of PCOS.

Bromocriptine (Parlodel). This drug is for women whose ovulation cycles are irregular due to elevated prolactin, a hormone that stimulates milk production in new mothers. Bromocriptine prevents the production of prolactin.