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It is quite routine to use a combination of fertility drugs and surgical procedures prior to commencing In Vitro Fertilization treatment. Drugs can help set off egg production for a woman who has unreliable or no monthly ovulation, that is when an egg is produced and released every month.

While pregnancy is achievable just by using fertility drugs, mixing treatments such as Intrauterine Insemination and In Vitro Fertilization is quite natural. In All Probability the most widely employed fertility drug currently, and the earliest, is Clomid or to give it the proper name Clomiphene Citrate. It is used to activate the brain to develop more estrogen which helps to activate the woman’s ovaries into growing more eggs.

Surgery used to be common when In Vitro Fertilization and Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection treatments were less advanced and available, but an operation can still help infertility in many cases. Frequently the fallopian tubes may get clogged or inflamed, perhaps even scarred from infections such as Chlamydia, and this is where surgery can still be of use. There are other cases where surgical procedures is the foremost course of action, with conditions such as Endometriosis, Fibroids and other problems that involve the womb or fallopian tubes. Fortunately, these days keyhole surgery is the norm and your physician at the fertility clinic will be the easiest individual to direct you on available courses of action.

Drugs are not as essential in the treatment of male infertility as they are in female treatment. Sometimes they may be prescribed for men under special circumstances. These may include antibiotic drugs to address infection or inflammation, and vitamins C and E to improve sperm movement, although there is no convincing evidence that this improves the chance of pregnancy. Sometimes a man will have had a vasectomy and it cannot be undone so a small operation called ‘Surgical Sperm Retrieval’ is conducted where sperm are withdrawn from the testicles, or to give it the correct medical term, Epididymis.

Fertility Drugs injected to stimulate ovulation do increase your chances of a multiple pregnancy and birth of twins, triplets or more. Many doctors will in reality cancel a cycle if fertility drugs are being used in conjunction with Intrauterine Insemination as it increases the likeliness of multiple births if a large number of egg sacks are developed. This process of reducing the chances of multiple births is assisted by replacing one or two embryos when using In Vitro Fertilization treatment.

Of course|Naturally], this article can only provide a small sum of information on fertility drugs and surgical procedures, in what is a complex matter. Your local fertility clinic will be in a position to go into a good deal more depth on the options available with fertility drugs and surgical procedures.

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