Hormonal Treatment For Infertility

Hormonal Treatment For Infertility

Generally, if a female has been having unprotected sex for a year or more without falling pregnant she is considered as eligible for various infertility treatments available. Many couples have benefited from new and advanced methods of infertility treatments. It is a good idea to consult a medical practitioner and then a fertility expert for infertility treatment.


The first step of infertility treatment usually involves a few simple tests to determine if there is an obvious cause of infertility. Sometimes, an infertility problem may be easy to resolve, such as a hormonal imbalance in a female. But with a male, it is crucial to determine whether he produces sufficient amount of viable sperm. The lower the sperm count, the less likely a man will be able to fertilize an egg successfully. It is found that most of the time, a problem can be solved with hormone treatment or surgery, and complicated technical procedures are not required.


According to the result of a study, hormonal treatment of infertility may increase risk for congenital malformations, though underlying infertility or its determinants, and genetic factors may also play a substantial role. Children conceived after assisted reproductive technology have excess congenital malformations as compared to that of children conceived spontaneously.

The hormones used for treatment

In case of a female, if testing indicates an ovulatory problem, hormonal therapy will be generally recommended. A doctor may go for clomiphene citrate medication for ovulation induction. Clomiphene citrate is prescribed for a female with ovulatory dysfunction whose male partner is fertile. If clomiphene citrate therapy is ineffective after three to four cycles, medication containing Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH), and Luteinizing Hormone (LH) can be prescribed. Clomiphene acts to stimulate the release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone, but gonadotropins such as FSH and LH act directly on ovaries, promoting follicular development.


The gonadotropin hormones are made in three ways namely urinary, recombinant, and recombinant using Filled by Mass technology. The hormones can be extracted and purified from the urine of post-menopausal women. These can also be produced using deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), and finally using size-exclusion, high-pressure liquid chromatography. The third option is to go for Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART).