Normal ovulation usually produces only one egg. Ovulation induction with medications stimulates many follicles in your ovaries to develop so that several eggs will mature at once. Your doctor will evaluate you frequently through blood work and ultrasound monitoring to make sure your follicles (egg sacs) are developing properly and to evaluate the right time for your insemination or egg retrieval. Once the follicles are developed and the eggs are mature, your doctor will perform either an IUI procedure where sperm is inseminated into the uterus, or an egg retrieval procedure where egg and sperm is fertilized outside the body.
Ovulation induction involves treatment medications to stimulate follicle growth. A GnRH analog may be used to control follicle growth. Your treatment will depend on your specific needs.
What tests are used to examine my follicles and evaluate when the eggs are mature?
Before you start your medication, you will likely have an ultrasound and blood test. These tests will probably be repeated every few days, and they may become more frequent as your follicles reach maturity.
A friend told me that she didn’t get her hCG injection during her first treatment cycle. What happened?
I heard that ovulation induction is a very time-consuming process. Is that true?
Yes. A lot of your time will be devoted to attending appointments with you doctor, going for lab work, and taking your medications at exactly the right times. Ovulation induction will become a priority in your life (during that cycle), and everything else will have to be scheduled around your appointments and dosing schedule. It is a good idea to limit your social engagements during that time – you and your partner will need as much free tie as you can get.
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