Fertility Providers

If you and your partner have been trying to get pregnant for over a year, your health care provider may refer you to a fertility provider.

The Fertility Treatment Process

There are many reasons a couple initially may have trouble conceiving. A fertility provider will consult with you and your partner. Then, after ordering tests to determine the probable cause of delayed conception, treatment options will be presented. Treatment options range from hormone supplementation to reproductive assistance. Intracervical fertilization is the simplest form of reproductive assistance, intrauterine fertilization is the most common, and in vitro fertilization is the most effective; it’s also the most expensive.

Hormones that may be used in Fertility Treatments

Clomiphene Citrate, brand name Clomid and Serophene, is an oral medication used to increase the release of Luteinizing Hormone (LH) and Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH). FSH stimulates the maturation of eggs in the ovary. Luteinizing hormone causes eggs to release from the ovary’s follicle; this is called ovulation.

Gonadotropins are injected to increase the number of eggs produced by the ovary. There are multiple types of Gonadotropins, to name some: FSH in the brand names of Gonal-F, Follistim AQ, and Bravelle; as well as Human Menopausal Gonadotropin (HMG) in the brand name of Menopur. The pregnancy hormone Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) in the brand name of Ovidrel and Pregnyl may be used to mature eggs and induce ovulation. In contrast, an overproduction of the hormone Prolactin may be treated using Bromocriptine in the brand names of Cycloset and Parlodel. Prolactin is a hormone associated with lactation.

Reproductive providers may be found here: Fertility Global Directory: Fertility Centre Specialist Local Listings or here:

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