According to National
Institute for Clinical Excellent [NICE] (2005), treatment of infertility depends
on the cause, how long the patient has been infertile, age and partner’s age,
and many personal preferences. Some causes of infertility cannot be corrected.
However, a woman may still become pregnant with assisted reproductive
technology. Infertility treatment involves significant financial, physical,
psychological and time commitment.
Institute for Clinical Excellent [NICE] (2005), treatment of infertility depends
on the cause, how long the patient has been infertile, age and partner’s age,
and many personal preferences. Some causes of infertility cannot be corrected.
However, a woman may still become pregnant with assisted reproductive
technology. Infertility treatment involves significant financial, physical,
psychological and time commitment.
Treatment for men
Approaches that involve the
male include treatment for general sexual problems or lack of healthy sperm.
Treatment according to NICE (2005) may include:
male include treatment for general sexual problems or lack of healthy sperm.
Treatment according to NICE (2005) may include:
·
Treating infections: Antibiotic treatment may cure an infection of the
reproductive tract.
Treating infections: Antibiotic treatment may cure an infection of the
reproductive tract.
·
Treatments for sexual
intercourse problems: Medication or counseling
can help improve fertility in conditions such as erectile dysfunction or
premature ejaculation.
Treatments for sexual
intercourse problems: Medication or counseling
can help improve fertility in conditions such as erectile dysfunction or
premature ejaculation.
·
Hormone treatments and
medications: The care giver may
recommend hormone replacement or medication in cases where infertility is
caused by high or low levels of certain hormones or problems with the way the
body uses hormones.
Hormone treatments and
medications: The care giver may
recommend hormone replacement or medication in cases where infertility is
caused by high or low levels of certain hormones or problems with the way the
body uses hormones.
·
Surgery: For example, a varicocele can often be surgically
corrected or an obstructed vas deferens repaired. In cases where no sperm are
present in the ejaculate, sperm may often be retrieved directly from the
testicles.
Surgery: For example, a varicocele can often be surgically
corrected or an obstructed vas deferens repaired. In cases where no sperm are
present in the ejaculate, sperm may often be retrieved directly from the
testicles.
·
Assisted reproductive
technology (ART). ART treatments involve
obtaining sperm through normal ejaculation, surgical extraction or from donor
individuals, depending on your specific case and wishes. The sperm is then
inserted into the female genital tract, or used to perform in vitro
fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
Assisted reproductive
technology (ART). ART treatments involve
obtaining sperm through normal ejaculation, surgical extraction or from donor
individuals, depending on your specific case and wishes. The sperm is then
inserted into the female genital tract, or used to perform in vitro
fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection.
Treatment for women
Although a woman may need
just one or two therapies to restore fertility, it is possible that several
different types of treatment may be needed before she is able to conceive.
These treatments as stated by NICE (2005) include:
just one or two therapies to restore fertility, it is possible that several
different types of treatment may be needed before she is able to conceive.
These treatments as stated by NICE (2005) include:
·
Stimulating ovulation with
fertility drugs: Fertility drugs are the
main treatment for women who are infertile due to ovulation disorders. These
medications regulate or induce ovulation.
Stimulating ovulation with
fertility drugs: Fertility drugs are the
main treatment for women who are infertile due to ovulation disorders. These
medications regulate or induce ovulation.
·
Intrauterine insemination
(IUI): During IUI, healthy sperm
that have been collected and concentrated are placed directly in the uterus
around the time the woman’s ovary releases one or more eggs to be fertilized.
Depending on the reasons for infertility, the timing of IUI can be coordinated
with your normal cycle or with fertility medications.
Intrauterine insemination
(IUI): During IUI, healthy sperm
that have been collected and concentrated are placed directly in the uterus
around the time the woman’s ovary releases one or more eggs to be fertilized.
Depending on the reasons for infertility, the timing of IUI can be coordinated
with your normal cycle or with fertility medications.
·
Surgery to restore fertility. Uterine problems such as endometrial polyps, a
uterine septum or intrauterine scar tissue can be treated with hysteroscopic
surgery.
Surgery to restore fertility. Uterine problems such as endometrial polyps, a
uterine septum or intrauterine scar tissue can be treated with hysteroscopic
surgery.
·
Assisted reproductive
technology: Assisted reproductive
technology (ART) is any fertility treatment in which the egg and sperm are
handled. In vitro fertilization (IVF) is the most common ART technique. IVF
involves stimulating and retrieving multiple mature eggs from a woman,
fertilizing them with a man’s sperm in a dish in a lab, and implanting the
embryos in the uterus three to five days after fertilization.
Assisted reproductive
technology: Assisted reproductive
technology (ART) is any fertility treatment in which the egg and sperm are
handled. In vitro fertilization (IVF) is the most common ART technique. IVF
involves stimulating and retrieving multiple mature eggs from a woman,
fertilizing them with a man’s sperm in a dish in a lab, and implanting the
embryos in the uterus three to five days after fertilization.
Reference
National Institute for
Clinical Excellence [NICE] (2005): Fertility: Assessment and treatment for
people with fertility problems, Clinical Guideline. London: RCOG Press.
Clinical Excellence [NICE] (2005): Fertility: Assessment and treatment for
people with fertility problems, Clinical Guideline. London: RCOG Press.
