How Effective is the Fertility Drug Urofollitropin?
Experiencing problems getting pregnant can cause a lot of stress for couples and on their relationship. If you're experiencing difficulties conceiving because of menstrual difficulties consult your health care provide or doctor on ways to improve fertility. Your doctor may advise you to try the fertility drug, Urofollitropin.
Urofollitropin and Female Fertility
Urofollitropin can help enhance female fertility by regulating hormonal imbalances and ovulation problems caused by conditions that produce symptoms of infertility in women. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS), a condition where ovaries develops cysts, disrupting the ovulation cycle, is one common infertility condition.
Urofollitropin and FSH
Urofollitropin is a synthetic form of the follicle-stimulation hormone (FSH). Urofollitropin is taken twice a day by intramuscular or subcutaneous injections until ovulation occurs.
FSH is a hormone released by the pituitary gland. FSH induces the development of the ovarian follicle, egg, and surrounding cells that are required to maintain a healthy pregnancy. Since some women don't produce enough FSH, they experience problems ovulating regularly or ovulating at all, which lowers their odds of getting pregnant.
How Urofollitropin Works?
Urofollitropin works by mirroring the functions of FSH. Doctors advise women to take this fertility drug with the human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) drug. This is because hCG helps produce a normal surge of luteinizing hormone (LH), which serves as an indicator of ovulation.
Urofollitropin Treats
The conditions Urofollitropin help treat the following conditions in women:
- Low levels of FSH
- Abnormal levels of LH
- POS
- anovulation
- unexplained infertility
Urofollitropin is also used in women who don't respond to the common fertility drug Clomid.
Side Effects of Urofollitropin
Like any fertility drug, Urofollitropin may produce a few side effects. The common side effects of this fertility treatment include:
- abdominal pain
- bloating
- swelling or redness at the injection site
- risk of multiple pregnancies
Other less common and more serious side effects include:
- infrequent urination
- digestion problems
- pain, nausea, and vomiting
- fever or chills
- rapid weight gain or hair loss
- risk of developing hyperstimulation syndrome
If you experience any of the side effects or ones not listed consult your doctor immediately.
Urofollitropin Success Rates
Urofollitropin has proven to be largely effective in inducing ovulation in women. Respectively, 70 to 90 percent of the women were able to ovulate while using this fertility drug.
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