IVF : Infertility treatment:
as medical science has been advancing substantially, infertility treatment success rate increased over years. Many men and women with fertility problems have been treated successfully through well-known and reliable methods verified by infertility specialists. Actually with current state of infertility treatment, there is absolutely no fertility problem that is not curable through existing methods. Iran is one of the pioneers in treating infertility for men and women. To learn more about these methods, some of main approaches to infertility treatment are explained below.
Common methods of infertility treatment:
Given the main cause of infertility, there are various options to treat fertility problems. Treatment usually begins with methods with lowest risk and in case of lack of progress, other methods would be applied.
In some cases, infertility is caused by disorderliness of hormonal balance or reduction of hormonal storage. In these situations, treatment would be sought through medication. Taking fertility medicines can effectively improve the function of reproductive organs in men and women. Even in some occasions that the cause of infertility is unknown, it is possible to achieve natural fertilization by taking medication.
Another treatment for infertility is intrauterine insemination IUI. This method involves placing sperm samples inside woman’s uterus helping sperm to reach fallopian tubes thus increasing the chance of fertilization. This method is applied when sperm is unable to reach to the eggs.
Another approach to infertility treatment is laparoscopy or other extensive abdominal operations. This approach is pursued when infertility is caused by blocked fallopian tubes or diseases such as uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts, endometriosis or anatomical problems in genitals.
In cases where infertility is caused by low sperm count or blocked fallopian tubes, the treatment is very exceptional. It’s called In Vitro Fertilization or IVF. IVF is used only when other treatments proved to be ineffective. In this method infertility specialist collects sperm and egg and unites them in a laboratory using advanced equipment, a process that naturally occurs inside fallopian tubes. IVF is one of the prevailing methods for infertility treatment and assisted reproduction techniques.