10 Most Common Infertility Treatments

ALMOST all couples want to have descendant. But, in reality, not all married couples have children easily. This is because the infertility factor. Because of this, if you and or your partner is diagnosed "infertile" need not despair, you can try a variety of alternative medicine is more in line with technological advances.

Overcome infertility drugs

This medicine can be used as first line treatment for women who do not ovulate. How it works together with the body's hormones and stimulates the ovaries to release eggs. This method is known as ovulation induction.


Sometimes the use of these drugs can cause fertilization after several months without the need for further treatment.

Side effects that may arise resemble premenstrual symptoms such as dizziness, headache, and weight gain.

These drugs are also used in the treatment of infertility is more complicated such as in vitro fertilization and intrauterina insemination. You can also use the other medications that help control the menstrual cycle or thicken the uterine lining to prepare for pregnancy.

These medications can also cause side effects such as hot files, headaches, dizziness and breast firming.


Fertility Treatments Help

Intraurine insemination (IUI) 

Intraurine insemination is also known as additional insemination, the process includes the entry of sperm into the uterus at the time of ovulation by using a pipe (in the form of a very small needle). Women also need to use fertility drugs to stimulate egg production. While the sperm are used to from her husband or donations from others. This treatment is commonly used to overcome: unexplained infertility, premature ejaculation, erection difficulties. Chance of success: 10-15% per cycle.

In vitro fertilization (IVF)

Egg and sperm are collected and fertilized in the laboratory before the resulting embryo transformed into the womb. Women need to use fertility drugs to stimulate eggs production. When the eggs are ready to be fertilized, they are collected by using ultrasound guidance.

Men produce sperm samples, which had been prepared prior to be put together with the eggs in petri dishes and left for a few days to see if fertilization occurs. The resulting healthy embryos inserted into the uterus by using a pipe (a very small needle).

Embryos that lived and still good can be stored for use again in the future. Sperm and/or eggs that are used can be from married couples or donated other parties. Why used: to overcome infertility with no apparent cause, blocked fallopian tubes, endometriosis. Chance of success: about 25% per cycle.

Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)

A sperm is injected into the cytoplasm or the center of the ovaries. Then transferred into the uterus with the same process as IVF. Why used: to overcome infertility factors, such as low sperm counts or sperm are too few that are less agile and abnormal sperm forms. Chance of success: the same as IVF, about 25% of each cycle, sometimes more.

Gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT)

Gametes, the ovaries and sperm, collected as in the IVF process. But the merger of the ovaries and sperm not in the laboratory, they are directly transferred to one of the women's fallopian tubes so fertilization will occur in the body. Why used: overcoming infertility with no apparent reason. Chance of success: about 25% of each cycle it.

Extraction of sperm (sperm extraction) 

Small operations that move sperm from the epididymis (the tube where sperm mature in the male body) or from the testicles (where sperm cells are made) for use in ICSI or other treatment. Why used: because men can not produce sperm, for example after a vasectomy. Chance of success: when used in ICSI, the chance of successful about 25%.

Embryo freezing

This process uses embryos that already exist. In this process only two embryos are transferred into the womb in a single process of fertilization. This process is reviewed and possibly also reduced to a single embryo to avoid the complications of pregnancy, as well as multiple births and premature births.

However, because IVF often produce more embryos than the amount that can be transferred in one cycle, then most of the clinics will freeze the remaining healthy embryos to be used in subsequent IVF process, with the consent of the patient. Why used: to avoid a cycle of IVF, including the stimulation and collection of ovaries. Chance of success: typically only 60% of embryos survive the cooling process and the embryos that survived had a lower implant power so the chance of pregnancy is also smaller than the use of fresh embryos.


Other options

Blastocyst transfer

If in the process of IVF, the embryo failed to put in the uterus, doctors may recommend blastocyst transfer. Embryos allowed to develop for 5 or 6 days before being transferred into the uterus. Because the embryo is more developed and the transfer is made close to the time where the implant will occur naturally, then the possibility of pregnancy is also greater.

However, some embryos will die in the laboratory, so the number of embryos available for transfer would be less. For this reason, this process is usually offered to women who produce good-quality embryos in large numbers.

Assisted Hatching

Before sticking to the lining of the uterus, the embryo needs to hatch and liberate themselves from the gel-like membrane called the zona pellucida. These membranes can be hard and thick and some experts in the field of fertilization thought that this could disrupt the process of embryo implants in the uterus.

To help roses release of embryos, the embryologist to make small holes in the membrane before being transferred to assist the hatching process.


Examination (special check)

Pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)

PGD ​​involves examination of the genes of embryos aged between 2 and 5 days, and were created by IVF to see genetic diseases like hemophilia and cistis fibrosis, as well as some diseases such as cancer can be further inherited breast, ovarian, and colon cancer. Embryos that are free of disease will be transferred to the uterus.
When used: if one spouse has a child already diagnosed with the disease and the risk of genetic abnormalities other genetic diseases, if there is a family history of breast cancer, ovarian cancer or colon cancer.

Pre-implantation genetic screening (PGS) 

PGS includes examining the resulting embryo in IVF to ensure that the embryo has the right number of chromosomes, and the embryos are normal. When used: if the parents are aged about 45 years, with a high risk of having children with chromosome abnormalities such as Down syndrome or if the mother is no history as a carrier or carrier properties.