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With the cost of ivf being so high, for many woman having fertility problems the solution is fertility drugs, most often Clomid. But there are other drugs that are useful as well.

There’s a secondary class of fertility drugs, not as popular as Clomid, known as gonadotropins. In terms of composition, they are somewhat like the FSH and LH hormones. Normally, these hormones are generated by the pituitary gland. If they are not, however, gonadrotropins can be used to replace the FSH and LH hormones that would normally be produced by the pituitary gland. These drugs used to be produced from the urine of menopausal women. Nowadays, however, they are genetically engineered. These drugs are not taken orally but are given by injection either in the buttocks or just under the skin.

Some of the lesser prescribed fertility drugs include:

Human Menopausal Conadrotropins (hMG) – A purified extract of LH and FSH derived from the urine of postmenopausal women. It is injected either subcutaneous or directly into the muscle.

Human Chorionic Conadotropin (hCG) -  this is a hormone that helps the ovaries produce progesterone and estrogen. Ovulation usually occurs within 36 hours after injection

Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) – the function of this hormone is to trigger the pituitary gland to begin producing the LH and FSH hormones. The drawback is that it is extremely expensive and a lot less available in the U.S. than it once was.

Progesterone supplement – if the woman’s body is not producing enough of the progesterone hormone on it’s own, she may be given this drug. The drug is most often taken by mouth, but it can be taken by injection if need be.

If you monitor some of the Internet ivf message boards, you’ll discover additional effective drugs as well.

As science advances, more fertility drugs come into the market every year. It’s important to note that often these drugs are not usually used alone. They are often used in combination with some other fertility treatment. Also, in many cases the cause of the infertility is not with the woman. For example, the male’s sperm may be bad. In other cases, the cause of the infertility may be with the woman, but not related to hormones. In these cases hormone treatments will be useless.

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