Infertility Treatments Becoming A Saving Grace For Couples

Infertility refers to the inability of a person to contribute to conceiving without making use of contraceptives.  Infertility is common in many countries and most common in countries like India, Brazil, China and the United States. In fact, according to a research, more than 6 million couples in USA need treatment for infertility.  Both male and female are getting affected by infertility. Reasons can be many for infertility to occur in both the genders. In males, it can happen due to smoking, chronic alcohol abuse, decrease in sperm count and sperm cell motility, excessive stress, testicular injuries, testicular rupture, etc. Women on the other hand are the worst affected from infertility. Infertility in women can happen due to poor nutrition, menopause, age, genetics and stress related issues.  It is rightly said that lifestyle of urban cities can make you earn money quick but cannot help you in making babies fast.  This is because dramatic changes in lifestyle have created havoc in the body.

Infertility is on the rise and has also created the need of many infertility clinics and procedures with the help of advanced technology. Some of the popular infertility treatments are mentioned below:

• In-Vitro Fertilization (IVF) – It’s a procedure by which an egg can be fertilized with the help of a sperm outside the body. The success of this procedure depends on the age of a woman and the younger the woman the positive is the result. Women tend to lose fertile after the age of 35. If everything goes well, normal pregnancy occurs. In vitro fertilization has helped many couples in facing various fertility challenges to be able to conceive.

• Intrauterine insemination (IUI) – This technique can be used to cure problems both with men and women. It is a process where sperm is transferred inside the uterus of a woman to enable fertilization. During this treatment, low dose medication is given to enable two or more follicles to develop. This procedure has come as a saving grace for parents to be.

Infertility is a complex situation in the life of any couple as it is stressful, mind boggling and requires patience.  Rather than staying quiet or blaming each other, couple should open up and cooperate with each other to achieve the results.  Regardless of all these problems that cause infertility, medical world has come up with various pioneering techniques that help in bringing your own child in this world. Regular discussion, proper medicines and healthy diet will treat this problem.