Today, there are many types of infertility treatment procedures that can help couples who are trying to conceive, yet cannot. Some infertility issues can be corrected easily with medications or minor surgery. There are, however, other problems that take much more time and effort to correct. With these types of issues, the patient may face more intricate surgical procedures or may undergo assisted conception. While infertility issues can make an individual feel alienated, it is important to know that around 20% of couples find that they have trouble becoming pregnant after trying for just one year.

Medications have long been used as a form for infertility treatment. Medications for infertility are mainly used to help with the ovulation process. This is the process in which the ovaries produce and release an egg. Many women have trouble ovulating on a regular cycle, or even at all. The body's natural ovulation process is controlled by hormones that are called gonadotrophins. One type of treatment for infertility actually involves injecting medications containing gonadotrophins into the body. They are usually used after clomifene, another medication, has failed. Clomifene is taken in tablet form and is used to make the pituitary gland produce more gonadotrophin hormones than normal. There are also medications that are used to stimulate the pituitary gland which contain gonadotrophin-releasing hormones. 

Other types of infertility treatment require surgical procedures. While surgical procedures do not cure every infertility issue, they can help in several situations. Women who have had their tubes tied in the past as a means of contraception can have them reversed, in order to become pregnant. In some cases, the fallopian tubes may be blocked or scarred. This can happen because of infections, a prior disease and many other factors. It is sometimes possible to remove the blockage or repair the scaring, which will hopefully allow the patient to conceive. There are also different surgical procedures that can help male infertility. The third group of treatments falls under the assisted conception category. This category contains several different techniques including intrauterine insemination, intracytoplasmic sperm injection and in vitro fertilization.

While infertility treatment options do not always work, they can be highly effective. Factors such as age, other health issues and the severity of the infertility issue that is causing the problem can all play into how easily the situation can be repaired. Medicine has made huge strides in the past few years and physicians can now perform procedures that only once could have been called miracles. Women with severe infertility issues having trouble getting pregnant can now be helped to conceive.
 

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