The fertility treatment
In addition to the above-mentioned possibilities of increasing the chances of becoming pregnant, there are other factors that promote possible conception. Sport and physical fitness play a decisive role in this context, but excessive, too demanding sport can also have the opposite effect. The positive effects of moderate, regular exercise are due to the fact that many fat cells are burned during the exercise phases.
Sport stimulates the metabolism on the one hand and regulates insulin secretion on the other. Insulin in turn has a positive effect on the hormone level. Particularly suitable are moderately strenuous sports such as “If, despite all efforts, pregnancy does not occur, there is also the possibility of taking medication.
By far the most frequently used drug is Clomifen. Clomifen is taken in tablet form and is therefore probably the simplest form of fertility treatment. Simply put, Clomifen triggers the maturation of the egg cells.
It is believed that this drug feigns low estrogen levels in the body and therefore signals the brain that more estrogen needs to be produced and released. Since the estrogen level is very closely related to the concentration of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), the production and release of FSH is also stimulated. Clomiphene is usually taken between the fifth and ninth or from the third to the seventh day of the female cycle.
The dosage of the tablets is increased from about 50mg to about 150mg if a low dosage does not cause a sufficient response of the ovaries. Throughout the entire period of use, the woman being treated should be in close contact with her gynecologist, as regular ultrasound monitoring is recommended to increase the success of the treatment. Possible side effects of such a therapy are the occurrence of A further hormonal therapy is the administration of the so-called menopausal gonadotropin (hMG), which consists of a mixture of the follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and the luteinizing, ovulation-triggering hormone (LH).
Menopausal gonadotropin is not administered in tablet form but as an injection, which makes it a little more complicated to take than clomiphene. However, it is not necessary to go to the gynaecologist’s office for each injection – the woman herself or her partner can administer it at home without any problems. From the first day of the cycle, a dose of menopausal gonadotropin is administered for about seven to twelve days.
The hormone itself then stimulates the formation and maturation of follicles in the ovaries. The degree of maturation of the follicles is monitored by ultrasound and ovulation is triggered by an HCG injection. HCG is human chorionic gonadotropin, a hormone that is essential for triggering ovulation and maintaining pregnancy.
The probability of becoming pregnant during treatment with menopausal gonadotropin (hMG) is approximately 70 – 85%.
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Fertility treatments are partly covered by statutory and/or private health insurance. As a rule, each health insurance company will cover the costs of the first three treatment cycles in full.
Any further therapy must then be paid for by the couples who wish to have children themselves. For each additional treatment cycle, the couples have to pay between 1000 and 1500 Euros. Since conception usually does not occur after the first treatment attempt and up to three treatments are usually necessary, the total costs amount to about 6000 Euro.
