- In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) and Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)
In 85% to 95% of cases, conventional fertility treatments, such as drug treatment and surgical repair of one’s reproductive organs, can be used to treat infertility. The ART options, which include In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) or Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) are considered by many fertility specialists as more of ‘a last resort’, in part because they are more invasive, hi-tech procedures, and certainly more costly. - Assisted Reproductive Technology and Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis
Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) refers to using methods used to achieve pregnancy by artificial or partially artificial means, without sexual intercourse. These procedures include all fertility treatments in which both eggs and sperm are handled, and also reproductive treatments involving a 3rd party, eg. a sperm donor. - Infertility and Fertility Treatment
Infertility is defined as a male’s or female’s inability or reduced biological ability to contribute to the conception of a child. More commonly, it is defined as the inability to become pregnant after 12 months of intercourse without birth control. - Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and Sperm Allergy
There are rare disorders, which affect a woman’s fertility, and yet which are not ‘household names’ so-to-speak, even among those women who would consider themselves to be well-informed about woman’s health issues. - Donor Eggs & Donor Embryos
The quality of a woman’s eggs is directly related to fertility and is crucial to conception. Some of a woman’s eggs will be so-called good egg while some will not. Age is among one of the biggest factors affecting egg quality in a woman. - Ovarian Reserve and Egg Quality
Ovarian Reserve is a term that is used to determine the capacity of a woman’s ovaries to provide eggs that are capable of fertilization resulting in a successful pregnancy. - Lupron & Progesterone
One Assisted Reproductive Technology procedure is egg donation. An infertile female may seek donor eggs, usually up to 15 eggs (ova, oocytes), when she does not have eggs that can be successfully fertilized, due perhaps to advanced reproductive age. - Ovarian Reserve and Embryo Transfer
Ovarian Reserve is a term used to refer to the quantity and quality of a female’s eggs. A woman’s ovaries are her “egg bank” from which she draws during her reproductive life. A woman usually has 300,000 to 400,000 follicles by puberty. - Insemination and Herbal Medication
If a woman is not able to get pregnant through natural insemination, she may use traditional infertility treatments, such as the use of fertility drugs, IVF and artificial insemination. Insemination is the introduction of sperm into the female uterus during sexual intercourse. - Fallopian Tubes and Intrafallopian Transfer
A female’s Fallopian Tubes, also known as uterine tubes, oviducts, and salpinges, lead from the ovaries to the uterus. When an ovary develops an ovum, it is encapsulated in a sac known as an ovarian follicle. - Clomid and Gonadotropins
If a woman is trying to get pregnant, probably fertility treatments will be recommended, and in all likelihood her treatment will begin with Clomid, the most popular and successful of fertility drugs available.
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