Many women need medical assistance to get pregnant, which is called ‘fertility treatment’. Getting pregnant naturally can take a year or more but in certain conditions the doctor will recommend fertility treatment.
How to determine you need fertility treatment?
- Speak to doctors or obstetrician or fertility specialist
- Discuss family health history and even treatments both had. Even tell the doctor about any miscarriages
- Medical tests to check his sperm count may be suggested.
- She may also need to take some test to find out if the fallopian tube is blocked or any issues with the uterus.
- Making changes in lifestyle may be recommended like quit smoking or resolve over or underweight issues.
- Keep track, when you ovulate, so that having sex during those moments is helpful to get pregnant.
Fertility treatment is costly in the US; so many couples even decide to travel away to foreign land to get treated. For example, India takes pride in offering high quality IVF units and expert doctors to patients visiting from varied nationalities seeking gift of parenthood. The treatment cost is economical. It is believed that travel treatment and stay cost is 40-60% cheap than Western world. Plan your medical trip to India but first get familiar with the type of fertility treatment offered.
Common fertility treatments
- Surgery to repair fallopian tube blockage
- IVF
- Controlled ovarian hyperstimulation [COH]
- Donor insemination
- IUI
You can participate in a foreign infertility program to gain top quality treatment and good care without any concerns. The group of assisted healthcare even helps in planning your trip from the start till the end.
What is controlled ovarian hyperstimulation?
COH treatment uses medicines to help body release egg or ovulate. You will also be recommended intrauterine insemination [IUI] along with COH, where sperm is implanted inside uterus lining, when your body releases eggs or ovulates.
What is IVF?
In vitro fertilization involves assistance, where sperm and egg are combined to create embryo and placed in her uterus. IVF is necessary when –
- Fallopian tubes are damaged beyond repairs.
- Premature ovarian failure
- Partner has fertility issues
- Endometriosis condition, where tissue from uterus starts to grow outside it.
Normally, women have a single embryo transfer but those suffering from medical issues like cancer need two embryos implanted in their uterus.
