women s health issues
Unexplained Infertility
Treatment of Unexplained Infertility
Controlled ovarian stimulation Sometimes assisted reproductive technologies When no explanation for infertility is identified, an approach called controlled ovarian stimulation may be used. Controlled ovarian stimulationmay make pregnancy more likely and may help women become pregnant more quickly. This treatment may result in more than one fetus. Controlled ovarian stimulation involves the following: Women are given a fertility medication ( Clomiphene ), which stimulates several eggs to mature and be released, and human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG), which stimulates ovulation, for up to three menstrual cycles. Semen is placed directly in the uterus to bypass the mucus ( Intrauterine insemination ) within 2 days after treatment with hCG. If pregnancy does not result after this treatment, one of the following may be done: Another method of controlled ovarian stimulation, which involves giving women Human gonadotropins (preparations containing hormones that stimulate the follicles of the ovaries to mature), followed by hCG to stimulate ovulation, then Assisted Reproductive Technologies , such as 