Assisted reproductive technology

The hMG is a human gonadotropin obtained from the purification of the urine of women in the menopause stage. Its acronym corresponds to the qualifier in English human menopausal gonadotropin. It is available as an injectable drug on the market with the name HMG lepori, which is prescribed during controlled ovarian stimulation in artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatments, either conventional IVF or ICSI. The effect of this medication on women is the stimulation of ovarian function. More specifically acts producing a greater recruitment of follicles, as well as the development of these. On the contrary, in man it favors the production of spermatozoa (spermatogenesis). This drug contains two gonadotrophins: follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH). Its pharmacological action is equivalent to the action of FSH released by the pituitary gland. Below you have an index with all the points that we will discuss in this article. Index HMG m...

Before focusing on knowing the meaning of secondary sterility, it is necessary to know that sterility and infertility are not synonymous. Commonly both terms are used as synonyms, but there are significant differences. Below you have an index with all the points that we will discuss in this article. Index Secondary sterility 1. Causes 2. When to act Sterility refers to the impossibility of achieving pregnancy. That is, for some reason the sperm is not able to reach the ovule, fertilize it or the embryo formed is not able to reach the implantation in the endometrium (this occurs around 6-7 days of embryonic development), so it does not you get to achieve pregnancy. While infertility is the inability of the pregnancy to come to term and a healthy baby is born. With infertility, pregnancy is achieved, but there is a miscarriage or pregnancy does not reach the end with the birth of the baby. Therefore, we speak of secondary sterility when a couple does not achieve pregnancy, b...