Pregnant, for many people it is not as easy as you think. Of every hundred couples who want to have a son, then 80 can maintain regular relations for a year and a half without using any contraceptive method. The other 20, because of a problem are not successful. But they have many resources to try before giving up, including assisted reproduction.
The known reasons for infertility are numerous. Studies indicate that about 40% of infertility problems are female, another 40% are male and 20% are caused by unknown causes. The Gynecology & Andrology - medical care of male infertility - can discover problems through various tests. 'Tests - ultrasound in women and sperm - are mandatory for the doctor to know what exactly is happening, so he can properly handle, "explains Luiz Eduardo Albuquerque, medical coordinator of the Association for the Study of Fertility, of St. Paul.
The first thing the couple struggling to conceive should take is to seek medical attention. It will do the research needed to guide correct diagnosis and treatment. But if a woman is 38 years or more when you decide to become pregnant, she can make an appointment with your gynecologist before starting attempts. Is that with advancing age, the egg lose quality and therefore is more difficult to get pregnant.
- The techniques available:
1) Ovulation Induction (also called coitus scheduled:
The woman takes hormone pills and injections to produce more eggs and increase the chance that one is fertilized during sex, which in this case will be scheduled day and time. 'Induction is an adventure, but it's worth, "says Professor Ana Paula Di Stasio, 30, mother of Enzo. The chances of getting pregnant are 20% as well. The cost of treatment, on average, is $ 700.
Ovulation Induction |
2) Artificial Insemination:
The woman has to induce ovulation with drugs (or needles). The husband's sperm are collected in the laboratory and the best go to the uterus through a thin catheter. This may hurt a little, but it is a quick procedure. 'I appealed to insemination to have my two children. The first attempt failed, but did not give up 'says Flavia, who asked not to be identified. The chances of success in these cases are 20%. The treatment goes for around $ 2000.
Artificial Insemination |
3) In vitro fertilization:
The woman takes daily injections of hormones to induce ovulation. When this occurs, the eggs are extracted and fertilized in the laboratory. The doctor three or four passes to the uterus. 'Then you must wait 15 days to see if they settled in the womb, and how many. I faced three times the wait, "recalls the businesswoman Ana Paula Santana, 32, mother of twins Peter and John Manuela. The chances of getting pregnant are 30%. It costs around £ 7000.
In vitro fertilization |
4) and intracytoplasmic sperm injection:
The name is long and strange, but it is the technique that offers the greatest chance of success, around 45%. The doctor takes, with a thin needle, the sperm directly from the testes of men (and impressive sounds painful, but it is not!) And puts them into the egg. 'We tried an induction and insemination. Only the injection resolved ', tells the student Luciana Siqueira, 31, pregnant with twins. Each attempt costs on average U.S. $ 8 000.
intracytoplasmic sperm injection |
5) egg donation:
This method is controversial because the baby carries the genetic father only: the egg from a younger donor is unknown and fertilized with the father's sperm in the laboratory. The embryo is then transferred to the womb. It is necessary that the donor is 'similar' to his mother: to have blood type and RH factor equal to it. This technique is used in women over 40 years. There is still no accurate data to success. The cost on average is $ 7,000.
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