Many couples have faced the dilemma of infertility due to the dissentious alterations in their lives. And assisted reproduction is the name given to those treatments that help a woman get pregnant and deliver a healthy baby without having sexual intercourse.
Thus, it is significant to know why it is essential and what types of treatments assist couples on their way to delivering a healthy baby.
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| Causes of infertility in men |
What Causes Infertility in Men?
There can be many causes of infertility in men, but some of the most common are:
- Ejaculation or erectile dysfunction?
- Oligospermia and azoospermia
- Structural abnormalities of sperm
- pain, swelling, or a lump in the testicular area.
What Causes Infertility in Women?
There can be many causes of infertility, but some of the most common are:
- Ovulation disorders such as PCOS (Polycystic ovarian syndrome)
- Endometriosis is a condition in which tissue similar to the tissue that is formed inside the lining of the uterus grows outside the uterus.
- Damaged or blocked fallopian tubes
What are the types of assisted reproduction?
The varieties of treatments vary from person to person according to their age and health conditions.
Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) is a treatment in which sperm is directly injected into the mother's womb through a catheter (a flexible tube). This treatment generally gets opted for when there are challenges of
- When you cannot have sexual intercourse due to a disability
- when you have a viral infection or disease. In this case, the sperm will be washed before starting the procedure of fertilization of an egg.
- When you are in a same-sex relationship,
In-vitro fertilization (IVF)- is the primary assisted reproductive technology (ART) treatment where eggs are retrieved from ovaries to be combined with sperm in a petri dish in a laboratory to implant them inside the mother’s womb. This treatment is generally used when
- If you have been trying through sexual intercourse (unprotected sex) for more than a year and have not succeeded in it yet,
- If you have gone through IUI-assisted reproductive technology and have failed in it,
- If you are a woman more than 40 years of age,
- If your fallopian tubes are blocked
IVF with Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)- This treatment is used when a man’s sperm is not able to fertilize the eggs naturally. Thus, in this treatment, healthy sperm is selected among many to be inserted with a needle into the centre of an egg to make it fertilize. This treatment is generally used when
- When you have poor quality sperm,
- When you have a low sperm count.
- When you have tried other assisted reproductive treatments and failed in them due to the quality of sperm,
When women are not able to produce healthy eggs for any reason, or a man is unable to produce healthy sperm to complete the reproductive process, then this treatment occurs. An anonymous person donates their sperm or eggs so that a woman can get pregnant. This treatment generally occurs due to
- Your ovaries have been removed in the past.
- Your ovaries are not in working condition.
- You have no sperm in your semen.
- You have poor-quality sperm.
How do you prepare for assisted reproduction treatment?
The preparation starts when you try to make changes in your lifestyle so that your body becomes manageable to conceive smoothly.
- Consumption of caffeine should be reduced.
- Include exercise in your daily routine.
- Yoga and meditation should be modified.
- Give up smoking and drinking.
- Maintain a balanced diet.
- Reduce the level of your stress.
- Follow the proper procedure and take medications.
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