Fertility Treatments for Women: Medications that can help you Ovulate!

Once a woman is diagnosed with infertility, the overall likelihood for successful treatment is 50%.

Why just 50%?

Whether a treatment will be successful or not, it depends on:

• The real cause of the problem
• The woman's age
• Her previous pregnancies history
• How long she has had infertility issues

The first step of treating infertility in many cases is to treat the underlying cause of infertility.

Different ways of treating Infertility

There are 3 different ways that can help in the treatment of Infertility:

1. Lifestyle changes
2. Medical treatments
3. Surgical treatments.

4 Fertility Treatments and Medications

The most common medications used to treat infertility helps in stimulating ovulation. Some of these medications are:

1. Clomiphene or Clomiphene Citrate: Clomiphene helps women to release an egg (ovulate). It tricks the body by making it think that it needs more eggs. While it's effective for many, it can lead to multiple pregnancies, especially twins. Only after six cycles, other treatments might be considered.
2. Letrozole: Letrozole helps women get pregnant. It reduces estrogen, which helps the ovaries to release eggs. It's taken for about 5 days near the end of the menstrual cycle. Studies show it may be effective for some women, especially those with concerns like polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
3. Gonadotropins or Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG): Gonadotropins are medicines injected in women to help them ovulate (release an egg). They are used when other medications don't work. Doctors monitor the process with ultrasounds and blood tests occasionally. There's a higher chance of conceiving twins or even more with gonadotropins. hCG is another medicine that can trigger ovulation.
4. Bromocriptine or Cabergoline: Bromocriptine and cabergoline are pills that help regulate the hormone prolactin. High levels of prolactin can prevent ovulation (releasing an egg). These medications can help lower prolactin levels, allowing most women to ovulate and potentially conceive.

Fertility treatments are more beneficial to women whose cause of infertility is “problems with ovulation”. For example, treatment with medications is possible in cases where thyroid disease causes hormone imbalances, medication for thyroid disease may be able to restore fertility.

We recommend you to always consult your doctor before you select any medication plan for infertility treatment.

Source:-https://www.nichd.nih.gov/health/topics/infertility/conditioninfo/treatments/treatments-women