There are many treatments for infertility. These include medical procedures, such as in vitro fertilization (IVF), intrauterine insemination (IUI), fertilized eggs transfer (FET), etc. There are also some natural precautions you need to do to increase your chances of getting pregnant. You should treat your body with care, which means you should eat a balanced diet and take vitamins. You must also be exercise and using stress reduction techniques like meditation, yoga and acupuncture. When you treat your body well, you have a better chance of defeating your primary infertility and get pregnant successfully.
Wednesday, 24 August 2011
Causes of Primary infertility
Infertility can be caused by many different factors. Women struggling with fertility, mainly have problems with ovulation. There are other reasons for female infertility, including: the inability of the eggs to attach to the lining of the uterus, the inability of the eggs travel to the uterus, the inability to produce eggs, clotting disorders, autoimmune disorders, the alcohol abuse, excessive exercise, cysts, hormone imbalances, etc.
Primary infertility in men is usually about problems with the sperm. Sometimes the sperm are malformed and can not fertilize the egg. Semen may also have mobility problems or simply not be big enough. Male infertility may also be due to smoking, age, testicular infections, excessive alcohol consumption, environmental pollutants and so on.
Primary infertility in men is usually about problems with the sperm. Sometimes the sperm are malformed and can not fertilize the egg. Semen may also have mobility problems or simply not be big enough. Male infertility may also be due to smoking, age, testicular infections, excessive alcohol consumption, environmental pollutants and so on.
Primary infertility
Primary infertility is the term used to describe the joint fertility of a couple when they were able to conceive after 12 months at least sex.
Although it is possible for partners to be infertile, it is not necessarily true at all:
* A partner may be infertile and the other not;
* Either party may require treatment to increase fertility, either by nature or by medical intervention, both of which can lead to pregnancy.
Unless one partner - or both - have a known medical condition that causes infertility, there is no way of knowing whether someone is or is not sterile.
Unfortunately, the only physical symptom of infertility in many cases a pair is the inability to become pregnant.
When there are fertility problems, both sides need to see their doctor for fertility tests.
Although it is possible for partners to be infertile, it is not necessarily true at all:
* A partner may be infertile and the other not;
* Either party may require treatment to increase fertility, either by nature or by medical intervention, both of which can lead to pregnancy.
Unless one partner - or both - have a known medical condition that causes infertility, there is no way of knowing whether someone is or is not sterile.
Unfortunately, the only physical symptom of infertility in many cases a pair is the inability to become pregnant.
When there are fertility problems, both sides need to see their doctor for fertility tests.
Prevention of Female infertility
If you are a woman planning to become pregnant in the near future or in the future, there are a few ways you can improve the opportunities to take the normal fertility:
Maintain a normal weight. Overweight women and underweight have an increased risk of ovulation disorders. If you need to lose weight, exercise moderately. Fierce, intense exercise of more than seven hours per week was associated with decreased ovulation.
Quit smoking. Smoking has many negative effects on fertility, not to mention your overall health and the health of the fetus. If you smoke and are considering pregnancy, you must leave now.
Limit alcohol. Heavy drinking - eight or more drinks per week - can lead to fertility.
Reduce stress. Some studies have shown that couples experiencing psychological stress had lower results in infertility. If possible, find a way to reduce stress in your life before you become pregnant.
Limit caffeine. Cut the caffeine intake of less than six cups of coffee a day.
Maintain a normal weight. Overweight women and underweight have an increased risk of ovulation disorders. If you need to lose weight, exercise moderately. Fierce, intense exercise of more than seven hours per week was associated with decreased ovulation.
Quit smoking. Smoking has many negative effects on fertility, not to mention your overall health and the health of the fetus. If you smoke and are considering pregnancy, you must leave now.
Limit alcohol. Heavy drinking - eight or more drinks per week - can lead to fertility.
Reduce stress. Some studies have shown that couples experiencing psychological stress had lower results in infertility. If possible, find a way to reduce stress in your life before you become pregnant.
Limit caffeine. Cut the caffeine intake of less than six cups of coffee a day.
Coping and support Of Female Infertility
Addressing female infertility can be stressful physically and emotionally. To cope with the vagaries of sterility testing and treatment, to consider the following options:
Be prepared. The uncertainty of infertility tests and treatments can be difficult and stressful. Ask your doctor to explain the actions he or she intends to take, so you can prepare for each. Understand the process and what is your next step will be to reduce your anxiety somewhat.
Seek support. Although infertility can be a very personal matter, approach your partner, family or friends for support. Many online support groups allow you to maintain your anonymity to discuss issues related to infertility. Do not hesitate to seek professional help if the emotional burden is too heavy for you or your partner.
Exercise and a healthy diet. Keep your moderate exercise routine and healthy diet can improve your Outlook and stay focused on living your life in spite of fertility problems.
Consider other options. Determine alternatives - adoption, donor sperm or eggs, or even have children - as early as possible in the process of fertility treatment. This can reduce anxiety during treatments and disappointment if conception does not occur.
Be prepared. The uncertainty of infertility tests and treatments can be difficult and stressful. Ask your doctor to explain the actions he or she intends to take, so you can prepare for each. Understand the process and what is your next step will be to reduce your anxiety somewhat.
Seek support. Although infertility can be a very personal matter, approach your partner, family or friends for support. Many online support groups allow you to maintain your anonymity to discuss issues related to infertility. Do not hesitate to seek professional help if the emotional burden is too heavy for you or your partner.
Exercise and a healthy diet. Keep your moderate exercise routine and healthy diet can improve your Outlook and stay focused on living your life in spite of fertility problems.
Consider other options. Determine alternatives - adoption, donor sperm or eggs, or even have children - as early as possible in the process of fertility treatment. This can reduce anxiety during treatments and disappointment if conception does not occur.
Treatment of Female infertility
How is infertility depends on the cause, your age, how long they have been sterile and personal preferences. While some women only need one or two treatments to restore fertility, it is possible that several types of treatment may be needed before they can conceive.
Treatments may be trying to restore fertility - with drugs or surgery - or assist in the playback with sophisticated techniques.
Restoration of fertility: the stimulation of ovulation with fertility drugs
Fertility drugs that regulate or induce ovulation, is the main treatment for women who are infertile due to ovulation disorders. Generally, they work as natural hormones - follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) - to induce ovulation.
Using fertility drugs carries some risk:
Getting pregnant with twins or other multiples. Oral medications have a relatively low risk of multiple (less than 10 percent), but the odds rise to about 15-20 percent of injectable drugs. Usually, the more you are carrying fetuses, the greater the risk of preterm delivery, low birth weight and development problems later. Sometimes the amount or timing of medication should be changed to try to reduce the risk of multiples. Counseling sessions may be canceled if a doctor detects the development of too many follicles, which could lead to ovulation of more than one egg.
Development of the enlargement of the ovary. The ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is a condition that may result from the use of fertility drugs. In response to the medication, your ovaries overstimulated. In addition to the development of ovarian enlargement, you may experience abdominal pain and bloating, gastrointestinal problems and shortness of breath. Signs and symptoms may develop while you are with the induction of ovulation or during the early stages of pregnancy.
There are fertility drugs in an abnormal number of LH and FSH production. These medications include:
Clomiphene citrate (Clomid, Serophene). This drug is taken orally and stimulates ovulation in women with PCOS or other ovulatory disorders. It causes the pituitary gland to release more FSH and LH, which stimulates the growth of an ovarian follicle containing an egg. Clomiphene citrate also improves fertility in women ovulate normally and is often used as a first for unexplained infertility.
Gonadotropins. Instead of stimulating the pituitary to release more hormones, these treatments directly stimulate the ovaries. Often, medications are used in combination with gonadotropin intrauterine insemination (IUI) - a procedure in which sperm is injected into the uterus through a thin tube (catheter) - to increase the chances of pregnancy. Gonadotropin medications include:
Human menopausal gonadotropin or hMG (Repronex, Menopur). This medicine is injected into women who do not ovulate on their own because of the lack of the pituitary gland to stimulate ovulation. HMG contains FSH and LH, and directly stimulates the ovaries to ovulate.
Follicle stimulating hormone or FSH (Gonal-F, Follistim, Bravelle). FSH acts by stimulating the ovaries to produce mature follicles.
Human chorionic gonadotropin or hCG (Ovidrel, Pregnyl). Used in combination with clomiphene, HMG or FSH, this drug stimulates the follicle to release an egg (ovulation).
Metformin (Glucophage). This oral drug is used when insulin resistance is known or suspected cause of infertility, usually in women diagnosed with PCOS. Metformin improves insulin resistance, normalizes insulin and make it more likely ovulation.
Letrozole (Femara). Letrozole belongs to a class of drugs called aromatase inhibitors. Letrozole is also used to treat some breast cancers, can induce ovulation. However, the effectiveness of the drug on early pregnancy are not yet known, so this drug is not used for ovulation induction as often as others.
Fertility Restoration Surgery
Various surgical procedures can correct problems or enhance female fertility. These include:
Tissue samples. This surgery removes the endometrial tissue or pelvic adhesions or with laser ablation, which can improve your chances of getting pregnant.
Reversal of sterilization (microscopic). After the woman had a tubal ligation for permanent contraception (tubal ligation), surgery can be done to reconnect and restore fertility. Your doctor will determine if you are a good candidate for surgery.
Tubal surgery. If the fallopian tubes are blocked or filled with fluid (called hydrosalpinx), tubal surgery may improve your chances of getting pregnant. Laparoscopic surgery is performed to remove clamps, tubes to expand or create a new opening of the tube. Tubal surgery is more effective when the blocked or narrowed part of the tube is closer to the ovaries to the uterus. Obstruction of the tube near the uterus can increase the risk of ectopic pregnancy. In these and other serious cases, the blockage or hydrosalpinx, removal of the tube (salpingectomy) can improve the prospects of pregnancy with in vitro fertilization.
Help on reproduction: in vitro fertilization
This powerful technique is the recovery of mature eggs from a woman, fertilized with sperm from a man in a dish in a laboratory and the embryos are transferred into the uterus of three to five days after fertilization. In vitro fertilization (IVF) is often recommended when the fallopian tubes are blocked. It is also widely used for a number of conditions such as endometriosis, unexplained infertility, cervical infertility, male infertility and ovulation disorders. IVF increases the chances of having twins or multiple if more than one embryo is transferred to the uterus. IVF requires frequent blood tests and daily hormone injections.
Treatments may be trying to restore fertility - with drugs or surgery - or assist in the playback with sophisticated techniques.
Restoration of fertility: the stimulation of ovulation with fertility drugs
Fertility drugs that regulate or induce ovulation, is the main treatment for women who are infertile due to ovulation disorders. Generally, they work as natural hormones - follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) - to induce ovulation.
Using fertility drugs carries some risk:
Getting pregnant with twins or other multiples. Oral medications have a relatively low risk of multiple (less than 10 percent), but the odds rise to about 15-20 percent of injectable drugs. Usually, the more you are carrying fetuses, the greater the risk of preterm delivery, low birth weight and development problems later. Sometimes the amount or timing of medication should be changed to try to reduce the risk of multiples. Counseling sessions may be canceled if a doctor detects the development of too many follicles, which could lead to ovulation of more than one egg.
Development of the enlargement of the ovary. The ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is a condition that may result from the use of fertility drugs. In response to the medication, your ovaries overstimulated. In addition to the development of ovarian enlargement, you may experience abdominal pain and bloating, gastrointestinal problems and shortness of breath. Signs and symptoms may develop while you are with the induction of ovulation or during the early stages of pregnancy.
There are fertility drugs in an abnormal number of LH and FSH production. These medications include:
Clomiphene citrate (Clomid, Serophene). This drug is taken orally and stimulates ovulation in women with PCOS or other ovulatory disorders. It causes the pituitary gland to release more FSH and LH, which stimulates the growth of an ovarian follicle containing an egg. Clomiphene citrate also improves fertility in women ovulate normally and is often used as a first for unexplained infertility.
Gonadotropins. Instead of stimulating the pituitary to release more hormones, these treatments directly stimulate the ovaries. Often, medications are used in combination with gonadotropin intrauterine insemination (IUI) - a procedure in which sperm is injected into the uterus through a thin tube (catheter) - to increase the chances of pregnancy. Gonadotropin medications include:
Human menopausal gonadotropin or hMG (Repronex, Menopur). This medicine is injected into women who do not ovulate on their own because of the lack of the pituitary gland to stimulate ovulation. HMG contains FSH and LH, and directly stimulates the ovaries to ovulate.
Follicle stimulating hormone or FSH (Gonal-F, Follistim, Bravelle). FSH acts by stimulating the ovaries to produce mature follicles.
Human chorionic gonadotropin or hCG (Ovidrel, Pregnyl). Used in combination with clomiphene, HMG or FSH, this drug stimulates the follicle to release an egg (ovulation).
Metformin (Glucophage). This oral drug is used when insulin resistance is known or suspected cause of infertility, usually in women diagnosed with PCOS. Metformin improves insulin resistance, normalizes insulin and make it more likely ovulation.
Letrozole (Femara). Letrozole belongs to a class of drugs called aromatase inhibitors. Letrozole is also used to treat some breast cancers, can induce ovulation. However, the effectiveness of the drug on early pregnancy are not yet known, so this drug is not used for ovulation induction as often as others.
Fertility Restoration Surgery
Various surgical procedures can correct problems or enhance female fertility. These include:
Tissue samples. This surgery removes the endometrial tissue or pelvic adhesions or with laser ablation, which can improve your chances of getting pregnant.
Reversal of sterilization (microscopic). After the woman had a tubal ligation for permanent contraception (tubal ligation), surgery can be done to reconnect and restore fertility. Your doctor will determine if you are a good candidate for surgery.
Tubal surgery. If the fallopian tubes are blocked or filled with fluid (called hydrosalpinx), tubal surgery may improve your chances of getting pregnant. Laparoscopic surgery is performed to remove clamps, tubes to expand or create a new opening of the tube. Tubal surgery is more effective when the blocked or narrowed part of the tube is closer to the ovaries to the uterus. Obstruction of the tube near the uterus can increase the risk of ectopic pregnancy. In these and other serious cases, the blockage or hydrosalpinx, removal of the tube (salpingectomy) can improve the prospects of pregnancy with in vitro fertilization.
Help on reproduction: in vitro fertilization
This powerful technique is the recovery of mature eggs from a woman, fertilized with sperm from a man in a dish in a laboratory and the embryos are transferred into the uterus of three to five days after fertilization. In vitro fertilization (IVF) is often recommended when the fallopian tubes are blocked. It is also widely used for a number of conditions such as endometriosis, unexplained infertility, cervical infertility, male infertility and ovulation disorders. IVF increases the chances of having twins or multiple if more than one embryo is transferred to the uterus. IVF requires frequent blood tests and daily hormone injections.
Test a and diagnosis of Female infertility
If you have been unable to conceive within a reasonable period of time, seek help from your doctor for evaluation and treatment of infertility.
Fertility tests may include:
Ovulation Test. A blood test for progesterone, a hormone produced after ovulation, can demonstrate that you are ovulating. You can also check at home. A kit of over-the-counter ovulation prediction - a test that you can do at home - detects the rise of luteinizing hormone (LH) which occurs before ovulation.
Hysterosalpingography. This test evaluates the size and shape of your uterus and see if the fallopian tubes are open. The fluid is injected into the uterus and an X-ray is taken to determine if the uterine cavity is normal and the fluid passes from the uterus and fallopian tubes in your file. If abnormalities are found, you may need further evaluation. In some women, the test itself can improve fertility, and possibly discover the opening of the fallopian tubes.
Laparoscopy. Usually done on an outpatient basis under general anesthesia, laparoscopy allows the physician to view the ovaries, fallopian tubes and uterus to check for endometriosis, scarring, blockages or irregularities. First, the doctor makes a small incision (8 to 10 mm) below the navel and inserts a needle into the abdominal cavity. A small amount of gas (carbon dioxide usually) is inserted into the abdomen to create space for the entry of the laparoscope - a lighted optical, fiber telescope. If you give your consent before surgery, your doctor can remove endometrial adhesions, treatment of scars or other problems with the use of sharp instruments, laser ablation during the procedure.
Ovarian reserve test. Women at risk of a reduced supply of eggs - including women over 35, those with autoimmune diseases and snuff - maybe this series of blood tests and imaging, performed on certain days of the menstrual cycle. These include blood tests for follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) concentration of three days of their cycle, the clomiphene citrate challenge test (CCCT), which received five doses of clomiphene citrate ovarian stimulation drugs preceded and followed by a blood test to assess their level of ovarian estrogen ultrasound to determine the volume of the ovaries or the number of follicles, and blood tests to detect other markers of ovarian reserve.
Hormone tests. Proof of specific hormones such as FSH and prolactin, a doctor can determine if undiagnosed can interfere with fertility.
Fertility tests may include:
Ovulation Test. A blood test for progesterone, a hormone produced after ovulation, can demonstrate that you are ovulating. You can also check at home. A kit of over-the-counter ovulation prediction - a test that you can do at home - detects the rise of luteinizing hormone (LH) which occurs before ovulation.
Hysterosalpingography. This test evaluates the size and shape of your uterus and see if the fallopian tubes are open. The fluid is injected into the uterus and an X-ray is taken to determine if the uterine cavity is normal and the fluid passes from the uterus and fallopian tubes in your file. If abnormalities are found, you may need further evaluation. In some women, the test itself can improve fertility, and possibly discover the opening of the fallopian tubes.
Laparoscopy. Usually done on an outpatient basis under general anesthesia, laparoscopy allows the physician to view the ovaries, fallopian tubes and uterus to check for endometriosis, scarring, blockages or irregularities. First, the doctor makes a small incision (8 to 10 mm) below the navel and inserts a needle into the abdominal cavity. A small amount of gas (carbon dioxide usually) is inserted into the abdomen to create space for the entry of the laparoscope - a lighted optical, fiber telescope. If you give your consent before surgery, your doctor can remove endometrial adhesions, treatment of scars or other problems with the use of sharp instruments, laser ablation during the procedure.
Ovarian reserve test. Women at risk of a reduced supply of eggs - including women over 35, those with autoimmune diseases and snuff - maybe this series of blood tests and imaging, performed on certain days of the menstrual cycle. These include blood tests for follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) concentration of three days of their cycle, the clomiphene citrate challenge test (CCCT), which received five doses of clomiphene citrate ovarian stimulation drugs preceded and followed by a blood test to assess their level of ovarian estrogen ultrasound to determine the volume of the ovaries or the number of follicles, and blood tests to detect other markers of ovarian reserve.
Hormone tests. Proof of specific hormones such as FSH and prolactin, a doctor can determine if undiagnosed can interfere with fertility.
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