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Currently, there are several treatment options for cases of infertility, which generally depend on the cause of the problem, which may be related to the process of ovulation, fertilization or fixation of the fertilized egg on the wall of the uterus.
Thus, there are techniques and drugs that can act in any of these steps, such as remedies that stimulate ovulation, that promote the maturation of eggs, or that improve the quality of the endometrium, for example.
Ovulation-inducing drugs can act on the brain or ovaries:
Brain-acting remedies
The drugs that act on the brain stimulate the hypothalamic-pituitary axis to produce the hormones LH and FSH, which in turn stimulate the ovaries to release eggs.
The remedies that are used to induce ovulation and that act on the brain are Clomid, Indux or Serophene, which have in their composition Clomiphene, which acts by stimulating the pituitary to produce more LH and FSH, which in turn will stimulate the ovaries to mature and release the eggs. One of the disadvantages of this medication is that it makes it difficult to implant the embryo in the endometrium. Find out how the clomiphene treatment regimen is and what the most common side effects are.
Another medication most recently used to induce ovulation is Femara, which has letrozole in its composition, which is usually indicated to treat breast cancer. However, in some situations it is used to treat fertility, because in addition to having fewer side effects than Clomiphene, it also maintains the good conditions of the endometrium.
Remedies that act on the ovaries
The remedies that are used to induce ovulation and that act on the ovaries are gonadotropins, as is the case of Menopur, Bravelle, Gonal-F or Puregon, for example, which have the composition FSH and / or LH, which stimulate the ovaries to mature and release the eggs.
The most common side effects that can occur with the use of these drugs are fluid retention, multiple pregnancies and cysts.
In addition to these, there are other remedies that are also included in infertility treatments, to help improve the quality of the endometrium and to improve male fertility. Learn more about the remedies that help you get pregnant.
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