Thursday, March 8, 2012

What is assisted reproduction?


Being childless for a long time can be a frustrating experience for couples. In earlier times the sole blame of barrenness lay on the female and much less on men. This resulted in many broken marriages especially in Asian countries like India.

With advance of modern science and research the causes of infertility are now well known. The research and medical training has wrenched the treatment of infertility from the quacks. The treatment now is systematic medical approach that results in high degree of success. The treatment is carried out in infertility treatment clinics that are well equipped to treat the anomalies that lie in reproductive system of male or female body. The doctor heading the fertility clinic is an expert in fertility treatment with years of experience. 

The main causes of infertility in females are blocked fallopian tubes, irregularity in releasing eggs, and premature stoppage of menstrual cycle in young women and due to major illness. The male infertility causes are lack of motile sperms, dead sperms and overall low sperm count.

The treatments are many i.e. many methods are employed on case basis. Amongst childless couples method adopted depends upon who is afflicted and how? The fertility expert is the best judge for treatment that is to take place.

Some methods for treating infertility are known as IVF or in vitro fertilization, ICSI or Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection, ovarian drilling, embryo transfer, egg donation and so on. The medical treatment for infertility is usually not costly in Asian countries like India. In this case hospital stay is not required extensively though for outside couples they will have to stay in hotel accommodation or guest house etc while the treatment is being carried out.       

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