Bad ecology, sexually transmitted diseases, stresses have a negative impact on the sexual system of a woman, as a result of which she is deprived of the opportunity to become a mother. Modern medicine offers many ways to solve health problems. So, for example, one of the methods is stimulation of the ovaries.
When is ovarian stimulation used?
It is known that a healthy woman in the middle of the cycle in the ovaries ripens an egg, which must be fertilized by the spermatozoon and attached to the inner shell of the uterus. So is the conception. Normally, the ovule matures monthly in the right, then in the left ovary. Sometimes two female sex cells are ripe. In some cases, both ovaries rest, and the fair sex has anovulatory cycles 1-2 times a year, which is quite normal. But some women do not ovulate at all, that is, the egg does not ripen, because of which pregnancy, naturally, is impossible. It is in such situations that hormonal stimulation of the ovaries is used. Its essence is to artificially stimulate the maturation of eggs by using medicines that affect the hormonal processes in the body. As a result, the germ cell ripens and enters the fallopian tubes for fertilization.
How do hormonal stimulation of the ovaries?
Stimulation is possible only if both partners have been examined and there are no other obstacles to conception. Before the procedure, the following studies are carried out:
- on sexual infections;
- smear from the vagina;
- cytological examination;
- on antibodies to torch-infections;
- to the level of hormones in the blood;
- patency of pipes;
- spermogram .
A woman necessarily does a pelvic ultrasound for three menstrual cycles to confirm the diagnosis.
Stimulation is performed on the 3rd or 5th day of the menstrual cycle. Women are given special gonadotropic drugs to stimulate the ovaries intramuscularly or subcutaneously:
- on the basis of follicle-stimulating hormone (gonal-F, puregon);
- tablets for stimulation of ovaries with antiestrogenic action (clostilbegite, clomid, serofen);
- on the basis of human chorionic gonadotropin, or HCH (prophase, pregnil, ovitrel);
- based on human menopausal gonadotropin (pergone, menogon, menopur).
The scheme of stimulation, as well as preparations are selected by the treating gynecologist. He will observe the growth of the follicles and the thickness of the endometrium with the help of ultrasound. When the dominant follicle ripens to the right size, a woman will be prescribed a hCG prick that stimulates ovulation. In a day and in the following days, the couple should plan sexual intercourse.
By the way, many patients suffer from ovaries after stimulation due to the introduction of hormonal drugs.
It rarely happens that a woman has ovulation in the first cycle. Sometimes there is a poor ovarian response to stimulation, that is, the follicles grow slowly, and the egg does not mature. In this case, additional tests will be assigned, as well as a stimulation scheme.
Stimulation of ovaries folk remedies
Some patients fear the effects of hormonal drugs and prefer alternative medicine. Widely used herbs to stimulate the ovaries.
In addition, to stimulate the ovaries at home, decoctions of rose petals (1 tablespoon of petals are poured into 200 ml of boiling water and pressed for 15 minutes in a water bath), seeds of plantain (1 tablespoon of seeds are poured a glass of boiling water and brought to a boil).