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Fertility treatment Options

Some 7.3 million Americans, or 12 percent of the population in their reproductive years, are infertile, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Although these statistics are staggering, and infertility can take a huge toll on your emotional health, there are lots of reasons to be hopeful if you're infertile and you hope to have a baby. Science keeps advancing, treatments keep getting better, and more and more babies are being born using techniques such as the ones listed below. In fact, according to the National Institutes of Health, more than half of couples with infertility issues become pregnant after treatment--and that's not including high-tech, high-priced procedures like IVF.Which technique you may need will depend largely on the cause of your infertility. How much it will cost varies widely too, by where you live, for example, and by the number of clinics are in your area (many clinics offer "shared risk" programs in which the clinic will give you back a portion of the fee if the treatment is unsuccessful). And because the CDC compiles success rates only for treatments involving IVF, pregnancy and birth rates for other procedures--although they have been compiled, for example, by individual clinics--are not as well documented or standardized and may be based on small populations.
Fertility Drugs,Artificial Insemination,Donor Sperm,In Vitro Fertilization (IVF),Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI),Donor Eggs,Surrogacy,Donor Embryos,Reproductive Surgery,Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer (GIFT),Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer (ZIFT)
Fertility drug-How they work: Injected or taken in pill form, the drugs release hormones that induce ovulation to boost egg production and make the uterus more receptive to embryo implantation.Best for: Women who don't ovulate regularly or who have partners with very poor sperm quality. Avoid if you have damaged or blocked fallopian tubes or scarring from endometriosis (they require IVF).Artificial Insemination (also known as Intrauterine insemination or IUI)-How it works: Specially prepared ("washed") sperm is inserted directly into the uterus through a thin, flexible catheter during IUI, the most commonly fertility method. If you choose this method, your doctor might recommend that you take fertility drugs as well, to increase the chances of fertilization.Best for: Cases in which men have slow-moving or lower quality sperm or a low-sperm count. Alsofor women who have produced antibodies to their partners' sperm or whose cervical mucus is too scant, acidic, or thick to transport the sperm to the egg.
Donor Sperm-How it works: Sperm from a man other than the intended father is used during IUI or IVF.Best for: Couples experiencing male-factor infertility, men carrying genetic disorders they don't want to pass on to their children, single women, or lesbian couples.
In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)-How it works: Multistep process (called a cycle) in which your eggs are extracted and fertilized with sperm in a lab. Once embryos develop, one or two are implanted in your uterus and the rest are stored.
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)How it works: An embryologist selects a healthy-looking, single sperm from the male's semen and injects it directly into the egg with a microscopic needle. Once an embryo develops it's transferred into the uterus through IVF.Best for: Couples in which the man has a very low sperm count or poor sperm quality.
Donor Eggs-How it works: Eggs are obtained from the ovaries of another woman (usually younger) and fertilized by sperm from the recipient's partner. Resulting embryos are then transferred into the recipient's uterus.Best for: Women whose ovaries are damaged or prematurely failing, or who have undergone chemotherapy and/or radiation; older women with poor egg quality; and women who carry genetic disorders that they don't want to pass along.
Surrogacy-How it works: The surrogate carries a baby for another woman. The surrogate becomes pregnant by artificial insemination, using the father's sperm or through IVF with the couple's embryo. Donor eggs and sperm may also be used.
Donor Embryos-How it works: Embryos are donated by couples undergoing IVF who become pregnant and no longer need unused fertilized eggs. The donated embryo is then transferred into the recipient.Best for: Couples in which both woman and man are infertile but want to experience a pregnancy.
Reproductive Surgery-How it works: Surgery--sometimes requiring a hospital stay, sometimes done on an outpatient basis--is used to correct anatomical abnormalities, remove scarring and clear blockages in either the man or the woman.Best for: Couples with diagnosed diseases or abnormalities (such as endometriosis, wherein uterine tissue grows outside the uterus, causing scarring and blockages).
Gamete Intrafallopian Transfer (GIFT)-How it works: Eggs from the woman are collected, mixed with sperm from the man in a petri dish, and then placed directly inside the fallopian tubes, where fertilization can occur. Best for: Couples in which the woman has at least one functioning fallopian tube and/or the man has a low sperm count or sperm with poor motility; and couples who have a moral or religious objection to IVF or who have unexplained infertility.
Zygote Intrafallopian Transfer (ZIFT)How it works: Like IVF, but in this case the embryo is inserted into the fallopian tube, not the uterus..Best for: Couples who have unexplained infertility or those in which the man has a low sperm count, the woman has at least one tube open, and/or there are ovulation problems.
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http://www.parents.com/getting-pregnant/infertility/treatments/guide-to-fertility-methods/