Treatments for Female infertility
Treatments for Female infertility
The list of treatments mentioned in various sources
for Female infertility
includes the following list.
Always seek professional medical advice about any treatment
or change in treatment plans.
- Clomid - fertility drug
- Hormone stimulators
- Pergonal
- Metrodin
- Humegon
- Fertinex
- Parlodel (bromocriptine mesylate) - for high prolactin levels.
- Hormone pump - releases gonadotropins
- Surgery
- Assisted conception
- Assisted reproductive technologies (ART)
- In vitro fertilization (IVF) - the "test tube baby" technology.
- Gamete intrafallopian transfer (GIFT) - placement of an egg with sperm in fallopian tubes; used when female's tubes are normal.
- Zygote intrafallopian transfer (ZIFT) - a combination of IVF and GIFT; transfer of a single cell zygote.
- Pronuclear stage transfer (PROST) - early stage transfer of the sperm and ovum before a fully formed gamete has occurred.
- Tubal embryo stage transfer (TEST) - similar to ZIFT but transferring a multi-cell embryo (2-call, 4-cell, 8-cell).
- Micro-injection fallopian transfer (MIF) - microscopic injection of a sperm into an ovum and transfer to fallopian tubes. Useful for low sperm counts.
- Donor egg IVF - use of a donor female ovum with IVF (or any type of ART)
- Frozen embryos
- Ovulation stimulating medications - see also treatment of anovulation
- Treatment of any underlying cause
- See also treatment of infertility
- See also treatment of male infertility
- See also treatment of female infertility
Female infertility: Is the Diagnosis Correct?
The first step in getting correct treatment is
to get a correct diagnosis.
Differential diagnosis list for Female infertility may include:
Hidden causes of Female infertility may be incorrectly diagnosed:
- Cessation of oral contraceptives - hormonal balance may take some time after stopping the pill.
- Infrequent intercourse
- Ovulation disorders
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Drugs and Medications used to treat Female infertility:
Note:You must always seek professional medical advice about any prescription drug, OTC drug, medication, treatment
or change in treatment plans.
Some of the different medications used in the treatment of Female infertility include:
- Chorionic Gonadotropin (human)
- Novarel
- Pregnyl
- Humegon
- Profasi HP
- Chorionic Gonadotropin (recombinant)
- Ovidrel
- Follitropin beta
- Follistim
- Follitropin Alfa
- Gonal-F
- Lutropin Alfa
- Luveris
- Menotropins
- Repronex
- Pergonal
Latest treatments for Female infertility:
The following are some of the latest treatments for Female infertility:
Hospital statistics for Female infertility:
These medical statistics relate to hospitals, hospitalization and Female infertility:
- 0.13% (16,268) of hospital consultant episodes were for female infertility in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 100% of hospital consultant episodes for female infertility required hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 100% of hospital consultant episodes for female infertility were for women in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 1% of hospital consultant episodes for female infertility required emergency hospital admission in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
- 1.5 days was the mean length of stay in hospitals for female infertility in England 2002-03 (Hospital Episode Statistics, Department of Health, England, 2002-03)
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Discussion of treatments for Female infertility:
Infertility: NWHIC (Excerpt)
Depending on what the tests turn up, different treatments are
recommended. Eighty to 90 percent of infertility cases are treated with
drugs or surgery.
Therapy with the fertility drug Clomid or with a more potent hormone
stimulator--Pergonal, Metrodin, Humegon, or Fertinex--is often recommended
for women with ovulation problems. The benefits of each drug and the side
effects, which can be minor or serious but rare, should be discussed with
the doctor. Multiple births occur in 10 to 20 percent of births resulting
from fertility drug use.
Other drugs, used under very limited circumstances, include Parlodel
(bromocriptine mesylate), for women with elevated levels of a hormone
called prolactin, and a hormone pump that releases gonadotropins necessary
for ovulation.
If drugs aren't the answer, surgery may be. Because major surgery is
involved, operations to repair damage to the woman's ovaries, fallopian
tubes, or uterus are recommended only if there is a good chance of
restoring fertility.
(Source: excerpt from Infertility: NWHIC)
Infertility: NWHIC (Excerpt)
New, more complex assisted reproductive technologies, or ART,
procedures, including in vitro fertilization (IVF), have been available
since the birth 18 years ago of Louise Brown, the world's first "test tube
baby." IVF makes it possible to combine sperm and eggs in a laboratory for
a baby that is genetically related to one or both partners. IVF is often
used when a woman's fallopian tubes are blocked. First, medication is
given to stimulate the ovaries to produce multiple eggs. Once mature, the
eggs are suctioned from the ovaries (1) and placed in a laboratory culture
dish with the man's sperm for fertilization (2). The dish is then placed
in an incubator (3). About two days later, three to five embryos are
transferred to the woman's uterus (4). If the woman does not become
pregnant, she may try again in the next cycle.
(Source: excerpt from Infertility: NWHIC)
Infertility: NWHIC (Excerpt)
Gamete intrafallopian transfer, or GIFT: Similar to IVF, but used when
the woman has at least one normal fallopian tube. Three to five eggs are
placed in the fallopian tube, along with the man's sperm, for
fertilization inside the woman's body.
Zygote intrafallopian transfer, or ZIFT (also called tubal embryo
transfer): A hybrid of IVF and GIFT. The eggs retrieved from the woman's
ovaries are fertilized in the lab and replaced in the fallopian tubes
rather than the uterus.
Donor egg IVF: For women who, for example, have impaired ovaries or
carry a genetic disease that can be transferred to the offspring. Eggs are
donated by another healthy woman and fertilized in the lab with the male
partner's sperm before being transferred to the female partner's uterus.
Frozen embryos: Excess embryos are frozen, to be thawed in the future
if the woman doesn't get pregnant on the first cycle or wants another baby
in the future.
(Source: excerpt from Infertility: NWHIC)
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Amenorrhea:
Treatment
(In a Page: Signs and Symptoms)
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Imperforate hymen requires surgical correction
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Androgen insensitivity syndrome: Excise testes after puberty because of increased risk of testicular cancer
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Absent müllerian structure or presence of Y chromosome: Psychological counseling
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Ovarian failure: Consider hormone replacement therapy
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Polycystic ovarian syndrome
–Oral contraceptives decrease ovarian androgen secretion
–Weight reduction decreases peripheral estrogen
–Clomiphene to enhance fertility
–Cyclic progesterone prevents endometrial hyperplasia
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Functional hypothalamic amenorrhea
–Weight gain and reduction in intensity of exercise
–Consider oral contraceptives to prevent osteoporosis
–Exogenous gonadotropins or pulsatile GnRH may be
necessary
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Source: In a Page: Signs and Symptoms, 2004
Amenorrhea – Secondary:
Treatment
(In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
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Correction of systemic illness, malnutrition, eating disorder, or other stress
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Hyperprolactinemia
–Prolactinoma: Treat with dopamine agonist
–Medication-induced: Cessation of the offending agent
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Polycystic ovary syndrome
–Weight loss
–Oral contraceptives
–Antiandrogen agents such as spironolactone
–Insulin sensitizers such as metformin
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Ovarian failure
–Treat with estrogen-progestin replacement
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Asherman syndrome
–Treat by surgical excision of adhesions
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Source: In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms, 2007
Amenorrhea – Primary:
Treatment
(In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms)
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Underlying chronic illnesses, malnourished states, or hypothyroidism should be treated
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Stop medications causing hyperprolactinemia (e.g., antidepressants, phenothiazines) if safe to do so
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Prolactinomas can be treated medically with a dopamine agonist
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Other pituitary tumors will need treatment according to their specific type
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Patients with ovarian insufficiency or hypogonadotropic hypogonadism need estrogen therapy for breast development, and then should cycle estrogens and progestins to establish menses
