Fertility Treatment
I blogged about Female Infertility days ago, and this is the second part of it. This time, it’s more about fertility treatment. I have an aunty who went for fertility treatment, but it didn’t work out. I didn’t ask for further details because no one seemed to willing to talk about it. Maybe it was too disappointing and it was better left forgotten.
There are a few fertility treatment options, from the least to the most invasive:
• Fertility drugs:
If your hormones are out of balance or in short supply, these drugs — for women and men — can get your reproductive system back on track. They might even help if the cause of your fertility problem is unknown. And you can take them in conjunction with another treatment such as artificial insemination.• Artificial insemination:
If your partner’s sperm just need help getting to your egg, placing a concentrated dose of sperm in your uterus at the proper time will improve your odds of getting pregnant.• Surgery:
If you have blocked fallopian tubes, endometriosis, fibroids, genetic defects, or ovarian cysts, a type of minor surgery performed with a fiber-thin tube called a laparoscope can help diagnose the problem or clear the way for you to conceive. However, surgery also can be more extensive and require an incision in your abdomen. But in many cases, surgery is unnecessary, and the chances of pregnancy may be greater with other treatment options.• Assisted reproductive technology (ART):
If the problem is a low sperm count or blocked fallopian tubes, or other treatments have failed, hi-tech procedures such as in vitro fertilization or IVF, intracytoplasmic sperm injection or ICSI, and, in rare cases, gamete intrafallopian transfer or GIFT, or zygote intrafallopian transfer or ZIFT can help you make a baby. Occasionally, your age or ovary function may require you to use an egg donor. You might even consider using a gestational carrier, or surrogate mother.
However, you may need to change your lifestyle too if you are expecting a higher successful rate.
- Stop smoking and alcohol intake. If possible, quit coffee too. But I still take some coffee regularly, if not, I will be a walking zombie.
- Get up and do some exercise. Don’t be obese.
- Eat with well balanced diet.
- Stress is bad. Relax yourself with yoga or other relaxation methods.
- If you are taking any medication, talk to you doctor about your intention of having babies. Some medication will prevent fertility.
So, I hope to hear some good news from you soon. 
