The Best Prescription Drug for Fertility Problems
Fertility treatments have been a godsend for couples experiencing fertility troubles and having difficulty conceiving. Those interested will find a feast of options to choose from that they never knew were available. Options include tubal surgery, in vitro fertilization (IVF), artificial insemination, and others. The most common infertility treatment, however, involves hormone regulation through fertility drugs. In fact, fertility drugs have become so effective that three out of every four couples eventually are able to perceive. Their only drawback is the cost of ivf procedures.
If you monitor the ivf Internet message boards, the most common drug, and usually the first choice, prescribed for a woman with ovulatory dysfunction is Clomid (i.e., clomiphene citrate). Clomid basically tricks the brain into thinking that the amount of estrogen in the bloodstream is too low. It causes the hypothalamus to release more of the hormone GnRH. This in turn causes the release of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH0 which work together to stimulate the ovary to produce estrogen and eggs.
If a woman is not ovulating or is ovulating irregularly, it may be due to their pituitary glands not producing enough FSH and LH at the right time in their menstrual cycle. If this is the case, she is a good candidate for Clomid. If irregular ovulation is the only fertility related problem that a woman has, she has a one out of two chance of becoming pregnant within 6 months with Clomid.
Normally, before Clomid is prescribed, a semen test is advised to ensure that the infertility problem does not lie with the male partner’s sperm. And even though Clomid is, by far, one of the best means of establishing ovulation, one should remember that it does come with possible side effects such as nausea, visual disruptions, possibilities of multiple births, and others.
If after a number of treatments, the woman is still having trouble conceiving, the fertility specialist may recommend taking the next step which, in most cases, will be in vitro fertilization.
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