2 Infertility Treatment Methods That Don't Work
A
new study shows that two methods of infertility treatment that are commonly used in the UK are probably not actually effective in treating infertility. Moreover these treatments have negative
side effects that could make it unpleasant to use the treatments on a "just in case they work" kind of basis.
The two types of infertility treatments that were studied were:
1. An oral drug treatment that was previously believed to induce ovulation. Women have taken these pills (with negative side effects like nausea) and then have not gotten any other infertility treatment in the hope that the pills would be enough to allow them to get pregnant.
2. Intrauterine insemination. This is a process that involves the washign and injection of sperm to increase the likelihood of getting pregnant in cases where the cause of infertility is unknown.
The study showed that there was no significant increase in the likelihood of getting pregnant using either of these methods. This means that it is recommended that patients get more traditional forms of infertility treatment. However, it should be noted that the patients who use these procedures do not know why they are suffering from infertility and therefore they may be willing to try almost anything in the hopes that they will conceive.
Question of the Day: What alternative infertility treatments should be used for women with no known cause of infertility if oral treatments and Intrauterine Insemination do not work?photo link
Posted by Kathryn on 8/8/2008 8:09:59 AM
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