Fertility types of drugs to use
Fertility types of drugs to use
There are two leading causes for infertility. One is when a woman is unable to ovulate which is called ovulation in leads to women needing assistance to produce the eggs. The second is a condition where a woman can ovulate which is called superovulation but requires assistance to increase her chances of becoming pregnant.
The current medications used for infertility are Clomid or Serophene Letrozole or Femara and Gonadotropins. These medications have been on the market and used for several years. The name brand for Letrozole is Femara is used in breast cancer treatments yet recently has been added to list of medications used for infertility.
Femara increases the production of estrogen and taken during pregnancy. It is one of the most efficient infertility drugs yet in recent studies is associated with a low number of birth defects in women using the drug the pregnancies. In women who use Femara to become pregnant there are not any birth defects reported. Even with the reports of a lack of birth defects the manufacturer of Femara did take responsibility in regards to cases of the birth defects.
Femara creates the production of estrogen needed to stimulate the ovaries. The hormones called LH and FSH increase the production for the ovaries in both medication conditions causing infertility making this the drug of choice for woman wanting to become pregnant.
In case studies woman taking Femara have higher rates for pregnancies compared to drugs such as Clomid. In other cases where woman failed to ovulate when they took Femara they would ovulate.
The side effects that are common with Femara are breast tenderness hot flashes and headaches. The advantages of using Femara for infertility are the drug is easily expelled from the body naturally with limited negative affects to the body and organs whereas Clomid is not released from the body.
Femara increases the ovulation rate 60 to 80% with the possibilities of pregnancy having a rating of only half. For women that do ovulate they are prescribed Femara in one tablet once a day with the option of increasing the dosage after monitoring how their body adapts to the medication.
