Entries from August 2011 ↓

What is Secondary Infertility? How is it different from Primary Infertility?

Secondary Infertility is inability to conceive in spite of having regular, unprotected sex for at least a year by a couple who already have one or more children. This category includes woman who have been pregnant before but not able to give birth to live child. In Secondary Infertility, the couples have become pregnant at least once, but in Primary Infertility the couples have never become pregnant.

What are causes of Secondary Infertility?

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Trying to conceive?  What are Fertility drugs? How do they work?

Fertility drugs are the medicines which are prescribed to restore the fertility. They induce ovulation. They are used in women who are infertile due to ovulation disorders. They act like natural hormones FSH and LH to bring about ovulation.

They are also used in IVF treatments. Here though the woman has normal ovulation, these drugs are given with intention of producing more eggs.

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Artificial Insemination is a procedure wherein the sperms are placed in female genital tract. Depending upon the site in female genital tract, AI is termed as intravaginal (inside the vagina) insemination, intracervical (inside the cervix) insemination, intrauterine (inside the uterus) insemination and intrafallopian (inside the fallopian tubes) insemination. Donor sperm can also be used.

Intrauterine Insemination (IUI) is the commonly used AI technique.

What are the indications for Artificial Insemination?

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