Reproduction And Pregnancy In Humans
Health Encyclopedia: Infertility In Women Medications
- Infertility In Women - Medications
- Infertility in Women: Why it happens
- Introduction
- The Reproductive System
- Risk Factors
- Causes
- Diagnosis
Medications
Fertility drugs are often used alone as initial treatment to induce ovulation. If they fail as sole therapy, then they may be used with assisted reproductive procedures or artificial insemination to produce multiple eggs, a process called superovulation.
Clomiphene
Clomiphene citrate (Clomid, Serophene) is usually the first fertility drug of choice for women with infrequent periods and long cycles. Unlike more potent drugs used in superovulation, clomiphene is gentler and works by block...
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Expert & Community Posts
Link Found Between Depression and Premature Births
By Deborah Gray , Health Expert...1996 through October 1998, at their 10th week of pregnancy, and assessed the severity of their... Read more »
The link between fertility treatments and birth defects
By Amy Hendel , Health Expert..."miracle" to occur. Women who are contemplating pregnancy and require fertility intervention... Read more »
April is STD Awareness Month: What do you know about Gonorrhea?
By Merely Me , Health Expert...having an ectopic (the egg is implanted in the tubes) pregnancy. In men gonorrhea can also... Read more »
Can Stress Affect Male Fertility?
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert...chemical used - would have any such effect on the human fetus. We also need to ask whether... Read more »
Migraine Risks - Some Perspective
By MigraineCast , Health Expert...fluctuation. Yes, estrogen fluctuations around menses, pregnancy, and menopause are triggers... Read more »
Health Guide
Infertility in Men: Other Treatments
...quality. Studies have reported that two such drugs used overseas, ebastine and tranilast, improved pregnancy rates. Similar antihistamines in the U.S. are fexofenadine (Allegra), loratadine... Read more »Infertility in Men: Causes
...enzyme-filled membrane cap on the sperm -- its warhead -- that is critical for piercing the egg. In one study, pregnancy was impaired if 7% or more of sperm had abnormalities in the... Read more »Ovarian Cancer: Causes
...periods she has had. A lower number of ovulations occur when the menstrual periods are shut off (as in pregnancy), so the risk of developing ovarian cancer is reduced.The following women have a... Read more »Urinary Tract Infection: Risk Factors
...Spermicides also pose a risk for sexually transmitted infections and experts warn against their use.Pregnancy. Although pregnancy does not increase the rates of asymptomatic bacteriuria, it does... Read more »Infertility in Men: Diagnosis
In any fertility work-up, both male and female partners are tested if pregnancy fails to occur after a year of regular unprotected sexual intercourse. It should be done earlier if a woman is... Read more »Images
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Q&A: C-sections and fertility
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