Fertility Drugs – What Are Fertility Drugs?
Fertility drugs are the most commonly used infertility treatment when female factor infertility is the cause behind a couple’s inability to get pregnant. The most commonly used fertility drug is Clomid, but there are many more fertility medications available.
Which fertility drug your doctor prescribes will depend on what has worked or hasn’t worked in the past, as well as your particular diagnosis.
What are fertility drugs? And how do they work? In this article, I give you a basic definition, along with a detailed list of the most commonly prescribed fertility drugs. You’ll also find information on twins and fertility drugs, and ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome, a potential side effect of some fertility drugs.
And here are some more articles of interest on infertility treatments:
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Comments
why is it better than IVF ? the cost? what about the numerous side effects that seem to always occur with these type of drugs.
Hi!
I didn’t say drugs are better or worse than IVF, only that they are more commonly used. Not everyone needs IVF, so it’s not used as much.
In fact, the article on fertility drugs I linked to talks about drugs used with and without IVF. The article also talks about the risks, which are often higher with IVF just because of the amount of medication being used.
One of the reasons for asking about fertility drugs is that often we prescribe hormones to help women become pregnant and there’s a lot of scientific evidence that hormones are related to risk of breast cancer.
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mathew
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