Infertility in women: what drugs are used to treat
Infertility in women: what drugs are used to treat
Female infertility - the absence of pregnancy in a woman throughout the year with regular sexual activity. Infertility is primary and secondary, absolute and relative.
Types of female infertility
The diagnosis of primary infertility is posed to those women,who have not had a single pregnancy in the past, secondary - pregnancy has ever come, but subsequently it becomes impossible to become pregnant for some reason. With absolute infertility, pregnancy is impossible in connection with the absence of any organ of the reproductive system. With relative - conception is not excluded.
Causes of infertility
The causes of infertility can be various hormonal disorders, tumor formation, birth defects of genital organs, adhesive processes in the fallopian tubes, abortions.
Treatment of female infertility
For the treatment of female infertility, use medicinal preparations such as clomid, morning, pergonal, menogon, menotropin.
Clomid is the most effective treatment for infertility in women, which has been used for more than 25 years. Clomid normalizes the production of estrogens and stimulates ovulation.
Utrozhestan is used to restore ovulation,premenstrual syndrome, if there is a violation of the hormonal background. The active substance of the drug is progesterone. Utrozhestan can be used in the first two trimester of pregnancy.
Pergonal belongs to the group of menotropins. Its action is based on an increase in the level of estrogen, an increase in the endometrium, stimulation of ovulation. The drug is used in case of infertility, associated with disruption of the hypothalamus and pituitary gland.
Menogon stimulates the maturation of eggs in women, increases the level of estrogen. This drug is prescribed for infertility, which is caused by follicular insemination.
Menotropin is used in the absence of ovulation in women.
It should be remembered that the use of drugs to stimulate ovulation, increases the risk of multiple pregnancies.
Prevention of infertility
For the prevention of infertility, a woman needsrefrain from smoking and narcotic drugs, observe personal hygiene rules, do not abuse alcoholic beverages, eat right, avoid stress, lead a moderate sex life. Of great importance is the timely appeal to the gynecologist in case of supercooling of the organs of the reproductive system.
