Non-Specific Medical Treatment Methods in Female Infertility

Infertility, which is defined as the inability to conceive despite one year of unprotected sexual intercourse, affects 15% of couples. Any patient with infertility by definition or at high risk of infertility may be offered an infertility evaluation. In women older than 35 years, this waiting period...

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Main Authors: Abdullah Tok, Dilek Kaya Kaplanoğlu
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Language:English
Published: Duzce University 2022-10-01
Series:Düzce Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi
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Online Access:https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/2718610
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description Infertility, which is defined as the inability to conceive despite one year of unprotected sexual intercourse, affects 15% of couples. Any patient with infertility by definition or at high risk of infertility may be offered an infertility evaluation. In women older than 35 years, this waiting period can be limited to 6 months, and then infertility evaluation can be started. In women older than 40 years, more urgent evaluation and initiation of treatment is the most important option. Evaluation of infertility must be done by experienced and trained physicians and necessary treatments must be followed by these physicians. Alternative treatment methods can be used in patients who do not respond after standard evaluation steps and generally accepted treatment options. Various supportive treatments come to the fore here. These options are used both to obtain better quality oocytes before treatment and to ensure that more follicles participate in stimulation. Antioxidants and metformin are the most commonly used agents before treatment in women who are thought to have insulin resistance, especially considering that oocyte mitochondrial DNA damage increases in advanced female age. On the other hand, agents such as growth hormone that should be used in a controlled manner by experienced specialists have been found effective in many publications. In the presented article, non-conventional treatment options for infertility are explained.
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spelling doaj.art-b0d14da8458a4d76928e80a479e1310f2023-12-03T09:02:13ZengDuzce UniversityDüzce Tıp Fakültesi Dergisi1307-671X2022-10-0124Special Issue868910.18678/dtfd.119160697Non-Specific Medical Treatment Methods in Female InfertilityAbdullah Tok0Dilek Kaya Kaplanoğlu1KAHRAMANMARAS SUTCU IMAM UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF MEDICINEYüreğir Devlet HastanesiInfertility, which is defined as the inability to conceive despite one year of unprotected sexual intercourse, affects 15% of couples. Any patient with infertility by definition or at high risk of infertility may be offered an infertility evaluation. In women older than 35 years, this waiting period can be limited to 6 months, and then infertility evaluation can be started. In women older than 40 years, more urgent evaluation and initiation of treatment is the most important option. Evaluation of infertility must be done by experienced and trained physicians and necessary treatments must be followed by these physicians. Alternative treatment methods can be used in patients who do not respond after standard evaluation steps and generally accepted treatment options. Various supportive treatments come to the fore here. These options are used both to obtain better quality oocytes before treatment and to ensure that more follicles participate in stimulation. Antioxidants and metformin are the most commonly used agents before treatment in women who are thought to have insulin resistance, especially considering that oocyte mitochondrial DNA damage increases in advanced female age. On the other hand, agents such as growth hormone that should be used in a controlled manner by experienced specialists have been found effective in many publications. In the presented article, non-conventional treatment options for infertility are explained.https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/2718610i̇nfertilitetedavinon-spesifik ajanlarinfertilitytreatmentnon-specific agents
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Non-Specific Medical Treatment Methods in Female Infertility
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i̇nfertilite
tedavi
non-spesifik ajanlar
infertility
treatment
non-specific agents
title Non-Specific Medical Treatment Methods in Female Infertility
title_full Non-Specific Medical Treatment Methods in Female Infertility
title_fullStr Non-Specific Medical Treatment Methods in Female Infertility
title_full_unstemmed Non-Specific Medical Treatment Methods in Female Infertility
title_short Non-Specific Medical Treatment Methods in Female Infertility
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topic i̇nfertilite
tedavi
non-spesifik ajanlar
infertility
treatment
non-specific agents
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