Types of Infertility Treatments and When to Use Them

Infertility in both male and female has become quite rampant today. Many conditions including low sperm count, blocked sperm ducts, poor sperm movement, anti sperm antibodies, and poor sperm health have been the common causes of infertility in males.

For women severe uterine anomalies, blocked fallopian tubes, endometriosis, fibroid tumors, cervical problems, and other ovarian disorders have carried the day in causing female infertility. In case of infertility seeking the services of a doctor is vital since most of these conditions are indeed treatable. Here are some infertility treatments and the most ideal times to use them. 

Use of Medications

This is ideal for low sperm counts and other ovulation problems. Medical treatments will give ideal prescriptions such as clomiphene for women that will boost ovulation. In men medication will boost the production of testosterone. Women who use these forms of treatment are likely to experience multiple births as medications trigger ovaries to release more than one egg per cycle.

Sperm/Egg Donations

If a fertile woman seeks to have a baby they can seek sperm donors and get pregnant through IUI or IVF. Alternatively an infertile woman can also seek egg donors or visit egg donation clinic if they want a healthy egg fertilized with their partner’s sperms while they carry it to term. In this case they might act like surrogate mothers but still enjoy the beauty of pregnancy. 

Use of Surgeries

There are also other surgical procedures that can be used to correct infertility. In case of blocked fallopian tubes. Doctors can attempt to correct the condition by using surgical procedures. Often blocked fallopian tubes are caused by overgrowth of tissues that line the uterus (endometriosis) or pelvic infections. This surgical procedure is laparoscopy and works well with IVF. 

IUI and IVF

Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) and In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) almost work in the same ways. In IUI the male sperms are washed in a special solution. The healthiest sperms are then transferred into the uterus during ovulation. The sperms will them move up to the fallopian tube to meet up with the released egg and undergo fertilization. IVF on the other hand involves collection of eggs from a woman and sperms from a man. The two are then fertilized in a laboratory dish before the resultant embryo is transferred to an already prepared womb for implantation. One of the experts from IVF San Diego advices couples who are over 35 and seeking to conceive to seek IVF.

IVF can be used with donor egg. It can also be used during intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) process to help a man with low sperm count. In ICSI the only healthy sperm is injected directly to the egg and later on after fertilization transferred to the womb through IVF.