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Article #282: Medicines to Treat Female Infertility

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Before medicine is prescribed for female often abbreviated to Gn-RH is meant for
infertility, a doctor will perform a females who do not ovulate on a
complete physical exam on the patient. He consistent basis every month. Women who
will ask questions about the patient's have a tendency to ovulate before the egg
present state of health (both physical is ready are advised to be prescribed
and mental), medical history and sexual this kind of infertility medicine. The
patterns. Some doctors will choose to Gn-RH analogs work on the pituitary gland
talk to both partners while others will of the brain to modify when the body goes
deal with the woman alone. about the process of ovulation. Most of
There are some common medicines that are the time the Gn-RH analog medications are
used to treat infertility in women. These injected or sometimes they are
medicines include clomiphene citrate, administered in the form of a nasal
human menopausal gonadotropin (or hMG), spray.
follicle-stimulating hormone (or FSH), Metformin is sold under the brand name
gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog, Glucophage. Physicians prescribe this
metformin and bromocriptine. We'll take a medication for female patients who either
brief look at each one of these suffer from polycystic ovarian syndrome
medicines. (PCOS) or else who have insulin
Clomiphene citrate, which is sold under resistance. The action of this drug
the brand name Clomid, is a type of lowers the high levels of male hormones
medication that makes ovulation take that exist in women who suffer from these
place by working on the pituitary gland conditions. Metformin allows the body to
in the brain. This medicine, which is facilitate the ovulation process. This
taken orally, is commonly prescribed for medication is taken by mouth. It is
women who have a variety of problems with sometimes combined with either clomiphene
ovulation including those who suffer from citrate or FSH.
polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). The last commonly-prescribed medication
Similar to Clomid, human menopausal for infertility is bromocriptine, which
gonadotropin (or hMG) is sold under the is sold as Parlodel. Women who have
names Pergonal and Repronex and this problems with ovulation that is related
medication is geared for women who do not to high levels of prolactin can be helped
ovulate every month due to a problem or by way of this kind of medicine.
problems that exist with the pituitary Prolactin is a hormone in the body that
gland. This injected form of medicine stimulates the production of milk.
works specifically on the ovaries to It is important to be aware that many
stimulate ovulation to take place. medicines that are used to treat
Follicle-stimulating hormone (or FSH) is infertility can greatly increase a
sold under the names Follistim and woman's chances having twins, triplets or
Gonal-F and this drug works a great deal quadruplets. Multiple fetuses tend to
like hMG. What it does is it stimulates cause pregnant women more complications
the ovaries to cause ovulation to kick and they are considered high risk because
into gear. This form of infertility there is the worry that they will be born
medicine is most often injected. prematurely.
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone analog,






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