Infertility Treatment Help

Soon2BMom asked:


I have PCOS and had a pelvic ultrasound to see if I had any cysts on my ovaries. The doc told me there are no cysts, but I have a lot of follicles on one side and a few on the other. I got a brief explanation that the follicles are a good thing, but not quite sure why and what their function is.

Paula

Chantilly Lace asked:


I have been married 4 years and never have been on birth control and I have yet to conceive. I was considering going for infertility testing at this point. I was wondering what they will do, how many tests I will take, are they expensive, will my insurance cover them? And also, I was wondering if the tests come back that my tilted uterus is to blame does anyone know if IUI would be an appropriate treatment?
I have captial blue cross

Mathew

brandilicious asked:


I decided not to see a specialist yet, so what can a normal gyno do?

Melinda

There are many different types of infertility experienced by women. Many of the fertility problems can be easily treated. However, the sooner you get a diagnosis, the better your prognosis will be. In this section, you’ll find explanations for numerous female infertility disorders. Many women trying to conceive for the first time panic if their periods continue for even three or four months. But the standard definition of infertility is unsuccessful conception after an entire year of unprotected ***********.

Infertility is usually defined as not being able to get pregnant despite trying for one year. A broader view of infertility includes not being able to carry a pregnancy to term. Problems with ovulation account for most infertility in women. Signs of problems with ovulation include irregular menstrual periods or no periods. Simple lifestyle factors, including stress, diet, or athletic training can affect a woman’s hormonal balance. Follow the links below to find information on the causes, diagnosis and treatment of female infertility.

A basic infertility evaluation includes a history focused on fertility factors, physical examination, and laboratory evaluation. The evaluation should determine if the partner can produce normal semen, if the fallopian tubes are open, and if the ovaries are able to produce eggs that are likely to establish a pregnancy. The three most important laboratory evaluations are a ***** analysis, baseline (day 3) FSH to determine the “ovarian reserve,” and a hysterosalpingogram (HSG) to insure that the tubes are open.

If getting pregnant has been a challenge for you and your partner, you’re not alone. Ten percent to 15 percent of couples in the United States are infertile. Infertility is defined as not being able to get pregnant despite having frequent, unprotected *** for at least a year.

If you’ve been trying to conceive for more than a year, there’s a chance that something may be interfering with your efforts to have a child. Infertility may be due to a single cause in either you or your partner, or a combination of factors that may prevent a pregnancy from occurring or continuing.

Blockage of the fallopian tubes can be suggested on a hysterosalpingogram (HSG), but it is important to do a laparoscopy to confirm whether this is the case or not. Sometimes inadequate pressure when inserting the dye during a HSG can lead to a suggestion of blockage when one doesn�t exist. Laparoscopy also gives the opportunity of taking a close look at the tubes to decide on the usefulness of tubal surgery to open them. The most common cause of blocked tubes is infection, and the most common infection implicated is chlamydia. About 70% of women who have blocked tubes have had a chlamydia infection, though half the time it will have been silent and they will not have even been aware of it.

In the past several years, fertility specialists have made great strides in diagnosing and treating infertility. Surgery and hormone therapy can correct some infertility problems. If those methods fail, doctors now have access to more advanced procedures, collectively known as Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART). For many couples, ART is the best chance and last hope for achieving pregnancy. The evaluation and treatment of infertility requires a great deal of time, resources, and energy. It requires the participation of the couple, physicians, nurses, technicians, counselors, and many others.



By: peterhutch

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Randy

starvanna23 asked:


Please explain what Immunocal is and what it does for male infertility. THanks

Roger

Infertility is one of the taboos of society that can be challenging and frustrating for couples who are giving their all just to conceive. Couples feel helpless and isolated when they learn that they have a low to nil chance of conceiving. While this is not necessarily a disease, this disorder can cause the same amount of stress and hopelessness.

Male infertility is a disorder that can make men feel heavily burdened. However, knowing more about male infertility will strangle the misconceptions associated with the inability to conceive. By arming ourselves with what we should know about male infertility, we can assess the different options to make the right decision.

Defining Infertility

Infertility is the inability of a couple to conceive after trying for one year. Infertility for women is the inability to deliver a baby to full term.

Defining Male Infertility

Male infertility, also termed as male factor infertility, is simply the man’s attribution or cause to a couple that has no ability to conceive. Male infertility is generally connected with hormonal disorders, obstruction in the reproductive system, sexual dysfunction, or recurring illness.

Male infertility is actually the state of inability rather than a specific disease, although the definition is interchanged. Thus, diagnosing the disorder requires a holistic approach that should cover everything regarding a man’s health. Half of infertile men have irreversibly infertility conditions, which restrict their ability to father children.

Causes of Male Infertility

The causes of male infertility can be categorized into two, which are congenital condition and acquired condition. Congenital male infertility means that the involved causes are present since birth while acquired male infertility is developed later in life, mostly due to illness that affect the male’s reproductive system.

Male infertility can also stem out from treatment of other diseases such as radiation treatment for cancers and medication for high blood pressure. Diseases such as diabetes, cystic fibrosis, and sexually transmitted diseases increase the risk of male infertility. Systemic diseases, which are diseases that render most of the body ineffective, also contribute to male infertility. Examples of these systemic diseases are high fever, infection, and kidney abnormalities.

Testosterone Deficiency

Testosterone deficiency is a male condition that represents the declining production of testosterone. Testosterone is a male hormone that is responsible for the growth of the male reproductive system. Thus, the lack of testosterone can often result to male infertility due to the lack of ***** development and undergrowth of the male reproductive system.

Diagnosing Male infertility

Fertility specialists have developed a number of diagnostic methods to find the causes of male infertility. Looking for the causes of infertility in a couple starts with the male as it is easier to look for inconsistencies in the male’s reproductive system than in a female’s reproductive system.

An investigation of family history is the first diagnostic method in detecting the causes of one’s infertility. The doctor will try to establish if the causes are congenital or acquired as they learn more about a patient’s family history. Then, a ***** analysis follows where the male’s fluids is examined as the doctor looks for the concentration of ***** cells, ***** shape, the mobility of sperm, total number of moving ***** and the total volume of the *****. Fertility doctors factor in all observations to develop a result for ***** analysis.

Advanced tests measure the behavior of ***** cells in specific conditions. The sperm-mucus interaction test measures the ability of the ***** cell to swim through the cervical mucus. This gives doctors an idea if the ***** sample can swim through the female tract. The ***** *********** assay tests the sperms ability to break through the female egg by testing its strength against a hamster egg. Finally, the immunobead test looks for antibodies in the ***** that can damage ***** cells.

Treating Male Infertility

Once the cause of male infertility is established, the doctor can now recommend a set of treatments to make conception between the couple possible. Each treatment addresses a certain cause. Unlike other conditions, male infertility can be solved with specific types of treatment.

Electro ejaculation is a treatment for men who lack the stimulus to produce an ejaculation. In this treatment, an electrical current stimulated the nerve so that ******** and ejaculation can take place. Men with nerve damage can opt for this treatment.

If an obstruction between the testes and the urethra is present in such a way that a viable ***** count cannot be ejaculated, doctors pursue ***** retrieval. This surgical procedure involves incision of the ******* and uses the outlet to gather the ***** cells from the testes. A needle injection is also used to extract the ***** cells. These ***** cells can be candidates for artificial insemination. Meanwhile, ***** washing is done to collect the healthiest class of ***** cells from a ***** sample or after a ***** retrieval procedure. This process separates the ***** cells from the fatty acids and mucus to increase ***** motility.

Sperm injection is a process used where an immobile ***** is directly injected to a mature egg. The egg is then incubated and transferred to the uterus. The matured egg can also be placed in the female’s fallopian tube so that the egg can be implanted naturally.

To improve ***** production and treat hormonal abnormalities, doctors will suggest drug therapy. These medications when taken in can cure infections in the ***** cells, defeat antibodies that attack ***** cells, reduce estrogen, and may be used to stimulate the release of male hormones.

Home ***** count Tests

To conveniently screen male fertility, TestCountry offers the home based Fertility ***** count Test. This ***** count test determines the concentration of ***** cells which will help your doctor assess your fertility conditions.

Sperm count is one of the simplest factors to predict a person’s ability to conceive. Simply put, the ability of a couple to conceive is dependent on the probability of a ***** to attach to an egg. Thus, the more ***** cells that surround the egg cell, the better chance there is to conceive. There is a critical level of ***** concentration to represent male fertility conditions. If a ***** concentration level is greater than 20 million per milliliter, then the ***** count is at a healthy level. However, this does not mean that the male is fertile since there are other reasons of male infertility.



By: Lena Butler

About the Author:

Marvin

Reproduction is one of the more important mechanisms, that we humans are equipped of. In the absence of this, some of us may consider the valuable loss of life. This is probably why once a couple does not conceive within a 1-year period of unprotected sexual intercourse, they become anxious that they may be subject to infertility.

In fact, the symptom of not conceiving in 1 year alone is one good basis for diagnosing infertility. There is not much that the medical community hasn’t unraveled yet when it comes to infertility. This article will focus on the causes of infertility for both men and women.

Causes of Female Infertility

Endometriosis- this is a condition characterized by the growth of the endometrial tissue outside the uterus. This tissue is the substance women discharge during menstruation.

Ovulation problem- a condition that arises from abnormality in the release of hormones that drive the release of mature eggs from the ovaries.

Poor egg quality- the weakness or damage in the egg cells usually characterizes poor egg quality. Age is primarily the root cause since as women mature, their eggs mature with them. This condition eventually leads to menopause.

Polycystic ovary syndrome- formation of small cysts in the ovaries may be the result of irregular ovulation or hormonal imbalances.

Female tube blockages- once the passage of the eggs towards the uterus or the ***** towards the ovaries is blocked, conception would be impossible since the meeting of the two cells won’t facilitate. Causes of this condition may be pelvic inflammatory disease and several forms of sexually transmitted disease.

Causes of Male Infertility

Male tube blockages- this may occur either at the epididymis or the vas deferens, both of which are ***** passages. However, varicoceles located at the ********* account for the leading cause of this condition.

Sperm problems- this could be anything from the absence of ***** cells to low ***** count along with poor ***** quality and ***** deformation.

Sperm allergy- this may the product of the immune system’s reaction towards any phenomenon that attracts brain signals sending the reaction of the system. Men usually experience this after having vasectomy.

Combination of Female and Male Factors- This occurs when both couples present conditions that may be identified as causes of infertility.

Unexplained Infertility- This probably is the catch-all of causes when physicians don’t find any results after conducting intensive study of the case.

Signs To Watch Out For:

The most definite and obvious sign of infertility is the weakness of a person or a couple to conceive a child within a period of a year of unprotected sexual ***********.

Though that may be quite simple, the struggles that this sign entails create dramatic changes in a couple’s life. In most cases, people have no knowledge that they are actually patients of infertility. The main reason- the lack of immediate symptoms.

Infertility by nature is a condition that does not deal with the physical-external make-up of the person affected by it. There are no external measures and symptoms that we may conduct and observe when examining if a person is infertile. In fact, before any diagnosis is made pertaining to infertility one has to undergo a series of extensive examinations, physical tests and other techniques which themselves are very taxing.

In case that the couple was able to conceive yet have undergone multiple miscarriages, they probably may fall under the category of infertility. However, it would still be safe if they consult a physician first for further analysis of their case.

If you are experiencing the absence of menstrual bleeding yet the results of pregnancy test tells you that you are not pregnant, then you might be a patient of infertility. If this condition prevails for some months it is likely that something in your reproductive system is impaired.

Once you experience pain somewhere in your pelvic area, it would be best that you disclose this with a physician. Abnormal pain may be caused by conditions like endometriosis and internal infections.

Watch out for basal temperatures. These are good indications that your system may be having some troubles. Abnormal rise or fall of basal body temperature is linked with hormonal imbalances that concern mostly the hormones needed for ovulation.

Say if your basal body temperature is low while undergoing the first part of your cycle that may indicate too high estrogen release in your body. Meanwhile, high basal body temperature at this stage could possibly indicate low progesterone.

Anovulation may be indicated through the absence of upward shifting of the basal body temperature. On the other end of the scale, male infertility seems to posses no clear signs except the obvious- erectile dysfunction.

This condition is characterized by the inability to create erection, which may be contributed largely by the abnormalities in the blood vessels, specifically those found in the *****. Diseases and conditions like stroke, abuse of alcohol, and major problems in the circulatory system may also cause Erectile Dysfunction.



By: Low Jeremy

About the Author:

Ethel

It is an accepted fact that all living beings on the earth are able to reproduce. In fact the urge and desire to reproduce and keep the line going is central to all beings. Infertility not only disturbs the lives of the couple, but also affects their near and dear ones, who love them and want to see them happy. Here we are going to discuss a few questions, frequently asked by people.

What is Infertility?

Due to certain disease or inadequacies, natural conception does not take place, it is called infertility. This infertility could be in the male, or in female, or in rare cases in both. Infertility is established only when pregnancy does not take place despite repeated efforts over a period of time, perhaps a year or so. Also, in cases of those women who end up having miscarriages are also termed infertile.

Frequency of infertility in the USA

Nearly 1 in 10 couples in the US are unable to reproduce. Infertility is due to the male in 33% of the cases and the same percentage is due to the female. Nearly 15% are caused by problems with both, the male and the female, and the remaining balance percentage is made of various other causes.

How to check infertility in men?

The physical and mental state of the patient is checked, a record of past diseases and accidents and other significant occurrences is noted. This is followed by pathological tests of blood and so on to trace any past or existing disease, and hormone imbalance. If nothing abnormal is discovered, ***** samples are then taken for tests. The quantity of semen, the ***** count, and its mobility are checked. A physical check up of the ******** is done to ensure that there is no tenderness, or cyst in and around the testis.

How to check infertility in women?

In the case of women, again past medical record and complete physical health check up is done. This is followed by a more detailed examinations and tests. Tests are done to find hormonal imbalance, the state of the lining of the uterus, and the functioning of the thyroid. A laparoscopic examination of the organs is done and a detailed check carried out of progesterone is made to establish that there is proper ovulation, which will lead to pregnancy, is taking place or not.

What causes male infertility the most?

Male infertility may occur due to two main reasons; (i) when zero ***** cells are produced, which is also known as Azoospermia, and (ii) when only a minimum number of ***** cells are produced, which is known as Oligospermia. Other than the above discussed two problems, sometimes its due to improper production of ***** cells, they die even before fertilization. In rare cases, there are some genetic concerns like, cystic fibrosis or some abnormality in chromosomes may lead to the problem.

What are the most common causes for female infertility?

There may be various causes for female infertility. The female reproduction system is complicated, even a small imbalance can affect the normal reproduction process. Generally, blocked fallopian tubes or improper ovulation are the reasons for the concern. Frequent miscarriages also may lead to the problem. Apart from these, age is also an important factor. A woman’s ability to conceive is affected after the age of 35, due to less production of eggs after that age.

What is ART?

ART (assisted reproductive technologies) is a term given to explain the various methods which may help infertile couples to have a child. The process of ART is not a simple one. It includes surgically taking out of eggs from a female’s ovaries, fertilize them with ***** in a laboratory, and once this step is done, implanting the fertilized egg back into the female’s uterus.

When can in vitro fertilization be taken?

IVF (in vitro fertilization) can be undertaken, when the fallopian tubes of a woman are blocked or one of them is missing. This method can also be tried out in case of low ***** count in a male. IVF method has been proved to be very effective and has given positive results to millions of couples. In this method, a woman’s egg is taken out and fertilized with ***** in a laboratory. Then it is put back into her uterus again.

Are there some medicines to treat infertility in females?

There are a few medicines like, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), metformin and bromocriptin, clomiphen citrate, etc., prescribed to cure infertility in females.

Where can we find information about infertility?

Following are where more information regarding infertility problems can be obtained;

National Women’s Health Information Center (NWHIC)

The American College of Obstetrician and Gynecology (ACOG) Resource Center

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

The National Infertility Association

The International Council on Infertility Information Dissemination, Inc.

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By: Scott Meyers

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Brad

Cherry asked:


My symtoms:

Infertility. I’ve been off of birth control for 4 years

Extreme period pain.

IBS during period.

Extreme lower back pain during period.

Very short periods. Only about 3 days.

I have not yet been to a doctor about these issues. I plan on waiting until I finish school then going to a doctor. I’ve always thought that I have endometriosis but my short periods make me think I have something else.

Anyone else with these symtoms?

Katherine

Praying asked:


Does he bring in the ***** or does he have to do it there?

Ryan