Infertility Treatment: Which Is Your Pick?

There are numerous reasons that cause infertility in both men and women. However, infertility is a complicated issue and its treatment is important for both the sex. Diseases like endometriosis, diminished ovarian reserve, ovulation disorders, low progesterone level and various unknown factors cause infertility in women. Low sperm count and low sperm motility, STD, injury or chronic diseases, sperm blockage and ageing is some of the reasons that result in infertility in men.

Scheduled drugs and systematic treatment can cure most of the above mentioned infertility problems except ageing and chronic diseases, although these treatments are quite expensive and may have harmful side effects. Additional treatment may be required to cure the side effects. Treatments conducted through IVF or In Vitro Fertilization and ICSI or Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection is best among the other methods of infertility treatment. In this technique, the egg cells outside the womb are fertilized by the sperm and then transferred inside. This treatment is suggested when other techniques fail to give results. This technique is a hormonally controlled ovulation progression. In this treatment involves, the ova is removed from the female’s ovaries and helps the sperm to fertilize in a fluid medium. But this is not a normal process at all and involves excavation of the eggs from the ovary, fertilizing them in an outside laboratory and putting them back in the uterus. In the normal process, the human decides to pick the healthiest sperm for reproducing the egg but in the artificial process, the embryologist takes this decision. However, when he fails to pick the healthiest sperm and egg, it may cause the ill health of the child during birth and even later in life.

Some alternative techniques with a holistic approach are fast becoming popular in order to cure the problem of secondary infertility. These techniques are all the more preferred by people as these have less or no side effects at all.

The acupuncture method, especially Auricular or ear acupuncture is very effective in case where female infertility has been caused by malfunction of the ovary. The hormonal message transferred from the brain to the ovary is the most beneficial result of the technique’s success. According to investigative trials, females those have received acupuncture treatment 30 times within 3 months have shown good results. Only those undergone hormonal therapy suffered from side effects.

Diet and lifestyle changes are given much importance in the alternative treatment techniques. Regular coffee, chocolate, green tea, black tea, cocoa and colored soft drinks contain caffeine, which has extremely harmful effects on conception. According to one study, one and a half cup coffee for a woman trying for pregnancy, delays her conception. Thus coffee is a strict no-no for patients suffering from several types of infertility.

Diets that include fish contaminated with PCB or Polychlorinated Biphenyls are also believed to be a cause for substantial reduction in the ability to become pregnant. According to one study, women who had more than one meal containing fish contaminated with PCBs (procured from Lake Ontario), developed reduced fecundity within a month.

But if you want t adopt the best measures as a part of the infertility treatment, holistic approach can be beneficial. Chinese medicines, acupuncture etc. delve deep into the root causes of the problems and cures it. The traditional methods, however, cure the disorders of the organs leaving out the actual cause. Therefore, identifying the actual cause is as important as to cure it. Holistic therapies step in here to provide a solution that involves physiology, psychology and the soul.

Lisa Olson is a medical researcher, certified nutritionist, health consultant and author of the #1 best-selling e-book, Pregnancy Miracle For further information visit: Infertility Treatment