Best methods of infertility treatment:
Nowadays due to advances in medical sciences and
various methods for infertility treatment,
the joy of having a child is within the reach of almost anybody. Medical
treatments along with assisted reproduction techniques has improved the chance
for many men and women with infertility problems to have children. This article
gives you useful information about prominent methods of infertility treatment.
The process of infertility treatment:
After various diagnostic tests, different
methods of infertility treatment will be applied in accordance with the cause
of infertility. After explaining each method and its success rate, doctor provides the couple with different treatment
options to choose the one that suits them the most regarding their situation
and preferences.
- In vitro fertilization or IVF:
IVF is a prevalent method to treat infertility problems and
consisted of a complex series of procedures. During IVF, after stimulating ovaries and ovulation, mature eggs
are retrieved from ovaries and fertilized by sperm outside the uterus in a lab.
After the conception of embryo in the lab, the embryo is then placed inside the
uterus.
This method is usually offered in
conditions where sperm can’t reach the egg naturally, such as blocked fallopian
tubes, pelvic adhesions, low sperm count or low sperm mobility.
- Intrauterine insemination IUIDuring
intrauterine insemination
IUI which is a simple and painless procedure to
facilitate fertilization, the sperm is placed inside the uterus. For IUI
to work(hazf) , the fallopian tubes need to be healthy. In this method the
egg is not retrieved from ovaries and the process of ovulation and
conception occurs naturally.
- Ovulation
stimulation by advanced protocols:
- Ovulation
stimulation is helpful for women with irregular ovulation, ovulation
disorder or polycystic ovary (PCO) and mostly used to increase the
quantity and quality of eggs and boost the chance of fertilization. There
are medications that induce the same effect on egg quality and quantity
which are known as ovulation induction medicine.
- Micro
injection or intracytoplasmic sperm injection ICSI
- Micro
injection is an infertility treatment method that a sperm cell is injected
directly into the cytoplasm of an egg and cultivate it for a specific
period of time in an incubator. After conception and cell division, embryo
is made.
- In
vitro maturation IVM:
- With IVM, instead of
increasing follicle growth in body (metaphase 2), immature eggs are
extracted from ovaries using a vaginal sonography. Afterwards, extracted
eggs are grown in a laboratory and fertilized before being replaced into
the womb.
- Gamete intrafallopian transfer GIFT:
- GIFT method is mostly used in cases of
surrogate womb and is similar to IVF in terms of egg retrieving and sperm
preparation. Afterwards, the egg along with adequate amount of sperm are
placed directly into the fallopian tubes using a laparoscope.