Treatments for Female Infertility
Advancements in Female Infertility Treatments
Thanks to the many advancements in the field of reproductive medicine, there are now many more treatments and procedure that can help with women infertility.
- Counseling couples about fertility and lifestyle modifications
- Support regarding nutrition and weight loss program
- Psychosexual counseling
- Treatment of other pathologies like endometriosis, fibroids, etc.
- Treatment of endocrinal problems like thyroid disorders, hyperprolactinemia, PCOS, etc.
- Ovulation induction and timed intercourse
- Ovulation induction followed by IUI
- Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation followed by IVF
- Controlled Ovarian Hyperstimulation followed by IVF-ICSI
- In-vitro maturation (IVM) – Drug free IVM
- Laser-assisted hatching
- Oocyte vitrification
- Embryo vitrification
1) IUI
Prerequisites
- Evaluation of both male and female
- Patent tubes
- FSH <10 mIU/ml
- Good ovarian reserve
Indications
- Ejaculatory dysfunction (including sexual dysfunction and impotence)
- Severe vaginismus
- Cervical factor infertility
- Male factor infertility
- Unexplained infertility
- Stage I or II endometriosis
Contraindications
- an active cervical, intrauterine, or pelvic infection.
2) IVF
Prerequisites
- Evaluation of both male and female
Indications
- Advanced age
- Increased duration of infertility
Tubal factor
Ovulatory dysfunction (after failing treatment with less invasive therapies)
Diminished ovarian reserve Endometriosis (after failing treatment with less invasive therapies)
Severe male factor infertility
Ovarian failure
Unexplained infertility (after failing treatment with less invasive therapies)
SUCCESS RATE DEPENDS ON AGE, OVARIAN RESERVE, QUALITY OF EGG AND SPERM
