Quick Overview On Fertility Drugs and Surgery
It is quite normal to use a mixture of fertility drugs and surgery prior to beginning In Vitro Fertilization treatment. For a woman who is not ovulating (producing and releasing an egg each month) at all, or only infrequently, fertility drugs can help to spark off egg making in much the same way as the body’s own hormones.
This is known as ovulation induction and while you may get pregnant using fertility drugs alone, they are more frequently used with other treatments, namely In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) or human artificial insemination such as Intrauterine Insemination.
In all probability the most widely used fertility drug these days, and the earliest, is Clomid or to give it the correct name Clomiphene Citrate. It is employed to trigger the brain to produce more estrogen which helps to activate the woman’s ovaries into growing more eggs.
Before In Vitro Fertilization and Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection were common, and easily available, surgery was used more but it can nevertheless be instrumental with infertility. Frequently the fallopian tubes can get clogged or inflamed, possibly even scarred from infections such as Chlamydia, and this is where surgery can still be of use. Others include Fibroids, Endometriosis and other circumstances impacting on the womb or tubes. These days, keyhole surgical procedures are most often used, and your physician at the fertility clinic will be able to counsel on whether surgery is the best route in your circumstances.
One cannot assume that infertility is always a female problem. A male fertility test should be done early to rule out any doubts.
The utilization of drugs in male infertility is not as prominent as they are with dealing with infertility in women. Sometimes they may be prescribed for men under unique circumstances. These may include antibiotics to treat contagion or inflammation, and vitamins C and E (male fertility vitamins) to better sperm movement, although there is no credible evidence that this improves the chance of pregnancy. Sometimes a man will have had a vasectomy and it cannot be undone so a small operation called ‘Surgical Sperm Retrieval’ is carried out where sperm are removed from the testicles, or to give it the correct medical term, Epididymis.
The downside to employing fertility drugs is that ovulation is being induced unnaturally and this often results in multiple births. Many doctors will in reality cancel a cycle if fertility drugs are being used in conjunction with Intrauterine Insemination as it increases the likeliness of multiple births if a large number of egg sacks are made. If you have In Vitro Fertilization, the chance of a multiple pregnancy is restricted by replacing one or two embryos.
The complexity of this area of fertility drugs, surgery and intervention is such that only brief details can be given in this short article. Anyone looking at this course of action would be best advised to arrange a meeting at their local clinic for more advice on all the options available.
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