Female Infertility Treatments by Dr Regina Ng

Female infertility is the inability of get pregnant after successful intercourse

for over one year. According to the stats, there are approx. 48 million women
dealing with the infertility issues in India.
If you're trying to get pregnant for a couple of years now but eventually
failed, read on to now the causes and the infertility treatments provided by
!r "egina #g of $ynae%! &omen's 'linic ('lementi) *ingapore.
Female fertility can be caused due to several factors that may involve +
damage to the fallopian tubes, hormonal causes, cervical causes, uterine
cause and unexplained infertility. ,here are several tests that are being done
to deduct the infertility symptoms in women.
*ome of the tests include-
. /hysical examination
. 0ltrasound and hysterosalpingography (1*$)
. *emen analysis
. 2vulation assessment
. 1ysteroscopy to examine the inside uterus
. 3aparoscopy, a surgical procedure to examine the tubes, ovaries, and
the outside of the uterus.
!epending upon the result of the above tests, listed below are the following
tests conducted by the $ynae%! &omen's 'linic ('lementi) *ingapore.
Super-ovulation and Intra-Uterine Insemination (SO-IUI) Test
,o undergo this test, both tubes must be blatant. Also, couples with mild
endometriosis, mild male factory infertility, unexplained infertility and cervical
factor infertility can apt for this *2+I0I treatment.
!uring the procedure, 2ral clomiphene citrate or gonadotropin ($n"1)
in4ections are given to encourage several follicles (eggs) to grow and mature.
0ltrasound scans are done repeatedly to now the number and si5e of eggs
within the ovary.
2n insemination day, a fresh sample of the husband678s sperm is brought to
the lab. *pecial research is done on the sperm which is then placed directly
into the womb through a fine tube. *pecial medicines are given to increase
the chances of pregnancy. A pregnancy test is performed 94+9: days after the
insemination.
In-itro Fertili!ation (IF) and Intra-"ytoplasmi# Sperm In$e#tion
(I"SI)
In the I;F process, sperm is used to fertili5e eggs from the woman in a lab.
,he treatment is recommended to women with irreparably damaged fallopian
tubes, bloced fallopian tubes, severe endometriosis, ovulatory problems,
unexplained infertility and severe sperm disorders.
!uring the treatment, high dose gonadotropin ($n"1) doses are in4ected to
encourage several follicles (eggs) to grow and their maturation progress is
monitored with a series of ultrasound scans.
&hen these follicles are sufficiently developed, they are removed from the
ovaries. 0nder direct help of ultrasound, a needle is inserted through the
vagina and into the ovary to recover the follicles. ,hese are combined with
healthy sperm in the lab to see if they become fertili5ed.
Intracytoplasmic sperm in4ection (I'*I) is almost identical to I;F method
except that a single sperm is in4ected directly into each individual egg to
increase the chances of successful fertili5ation. In case of low <uality sperm,
I'*I can be a good option. Also, it can be used alone or in combination with
I;F.
After a few days, one or two fertili5ed eggs (embryos) are placed in the
woman's uterus through her vagina. After the successful transfer of embryo, a
pregnancy test is then conducted 94+9: days. 0nused or extra embryos are
fro5en and stored for later use.
Dr Regina Ng
2bstetrician = $ynaecologist
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