Infertility Treatment - IVF and the unconventional methods
Infertility treatment should begin with an assessment of the chances of getting pregnant. The probability of pregnancy is reduced for women starting from 37 years old, only 5% of all attempts at fertilization finish successfully. This can be attributed to age-related decrease of the eggs quality.
However, there are cases where the mother of the child born by this method becomes a woman of 60 years old. In many cases, conceiving occurs at the first or second attempt of IVF infertility treatment. Only a specialist can determine with accuracy whether this high-tech method will work for you.
What you need to find out before doing IVF?
The first step is undergoing an RW blood test, hepatitis B and C, smear on the flora, test for oncocitology, seeding on sexually transmitted diseases, analyzes on hormones, ECG, etc. These studies are necessary to determine whether the body is ready for the procedure or not, and to prevent possible complications.
Treatment of infertility by IVF should be done in the following cases:
- active tubal infertility;
- infertility due to endometriosis;;
- endocrine infertility;;
- unexplained infertility;;
- infertility, not amenable to other methods of treatment;;
Methods of female infertility treatment
Treatment is carried out in various ways. Their choice depends on the results obtained out of complex surveys. For example, if the disease was found on the thyroid gland, or a hyperandrogenism is present, a hormonal therapy is prescribed to stabilize the hormones. If inflammation belongs to the small pelvis and has reduced reproduction, the anti-inflammatory drugs are prescribed. Typically, such a method of treatment of female infertility is used in combination with other methods that correct fertility. In the case where there are adhesions occur, medicine relies on surgical methods - laparoscopy or hysteroscopy. Under certain terms the reproductive technologies are used, one of which is IVF (in vitro fertilization method).
Male infertility
Often, the inability to have a child happens due to male infertility. Methods of male infertility treatment can be different. It could be the use of drugs that promote fertility. However, the treatment will be effective if the infertility is associated with inflammation and infection in the genital organs. Also, if there is a hormonal imbalance, or infertility occurred from certain diseases that are possible to treat.
Methods of treatment of male infertility include also a surgery. For example, a varicocele, or violation of ducts patency that derives the seeds. Nowadays often used the methods of reproductive technology in which conceiving of a child occurs outside the human body. It does not eliminate the main problem that led to infertility; however, in most of these cases successfully it was possible to give a birth to a healthy baby.
Non-traditional methods of treatment
There are many non-traditional methods of infertility treatment. Here are some of them: the treatment of acupressure, acupuncture, physiotherapy and, of course, phytotherapy. In any case, if you have chosen a non-traditional method of treating infertility, it must be carried out under the supervision of the attending physician. In addition to conventional medicine, herbal medicine treatment should be carried out in complex.