- All these aspects require the advice of an expert to find the most appropriate treatment with the greatest probability of success.
The particular choice of treatment depends on the factor or the cause of infertility which is revealed by the appropriate examinations. Independent of the type of treatment chosen, all have something in common: the ability to help nature, to prepare the ovum and the spermatozoids to increase the probabilities of fusion and fertilization in order to form an embryo and eventually, produce a normal pregnancy in the womb. This is why the aforementioned methods are known as (ART) Assisted Reproduction Technologies.Assessment of the causes of infertility
In most cases, the possible cause of infertility can be determined through studies carried out by the family doctor or by a specialized clinic. It impossible to determine the causes of infertility in only about 20% of cases and even in those cases, treatment can be successful. In around 40% of cases infertility in a couple is attributable to the woman and in the other 40% to the man.
- Selection of a spermatozoid
- For fertilization using ICSI
- To determine a specific cause, tests are required to examine ovulation, the condition of the Fallopian tubes and the levels of female hormones; and in the case of men, sperm production (number, mobility and form). Currently, there is no one test which applies to men and women that can give an exact diagnosis for infertility.
Infertility
Physicians generally define infertility as the inability to conceive after at least a year of having sexual relations without using a method of contraception.
Although a considerable number of couples are unable to have children, infertility remains a personal problem. Modern clinics that exist to treat it offer a wide range of advanced treatments that are difficult to understand and, at times, cause concerns by not taking into consideration important factors such as: the cost of treatment, its duration, the results it gives and the anxieties resulting from this.
