If you and your doctor decide on the procedure in a natural cycle (or as it is called in medical terminology a modified natural cycle – since one drug is given, i.e. hCG injection), the first follicle ultrasound exam should be performed bet...

If a weight loss fails or in cases of non-obese patients, the drug of choice for ovulation induction in patients with no ovulation is chlomiphene citrate (CC). It induces ovulation in 70-85% of patients, although only 40-50% of them manag...

In mild stimulation of ovulation clomiphene or letrozole pills are taken for five days usually starting at day 3 of the cycle, although the treatment could be started sooner or later than day 3. This is decided by the doctor, depending on...

Stimulation of ovulation (synonyms are superovulation or ovulation induction) for IVF comprises of using some medication which will lead to ovulation of one or several follicles, depending on the procedure that is planned in that cycle. In...

Contraception Pills Contraception pills are commonly used before the planned procedure of assisted fertilization, especially before planned IVF/ICSI in the long protocol. One reason is because in the long protocol treatment with GnRh agonis...