Are you or your partner trying to start or add on to your family but are encountering fertility issues? Do you need help conceiving? If so, there are now numerous fertility treatments that may help increase the prospects of a successful pregnancy.
One of the primary drivers of new and ever-evolving fertility practices is technology. These advances now present couples trying to conceive with various options, including IVF (in-vitro fertilisation), IUI (Intrauterine Insemination), embryo transfer and surgery. All these have proven effective in many cases. As a result, you can discuss it with your doctor to determine your best option.
Many are unaware that there is one more fertility treatment that can help you in your efforts to conceive when you are dealing with infertility. It is collectively known as regenerative medicine.
What Is Regenerative Medicine?
Regenerative medicine is a developing field of medicine that focuses on healing the body from within. It entails introducing externally grown or harvested stem cells to the body and then using processes that activate the body’s background ability to rebuild and repair.
Regenerative medicine aims to restore previously declining health positions. As a result, it presently acts as a course-correcting measure that resolves a previous lack of health-maintaining care. Moreover, it becomes a bridging alternative that helps meet the increasingly popular form of healthcare which primarily focuses on longevity.
Ovarian Rejuvenation Therapy
Ovarian Rejuvenation Therapy (ORT) is a form of regenerative medicine that aims to stimulate the ovaries to induce follicle growth, thus producing eggs for fertilisation. Its inception is considered a starting block that allows fertility specialists to explore the possibility of manipulating reproductive age and the length of women’s ability to reproduce.
ORT is a revolutionary process that is changing the way specialists look at women’s fertility and menopause. The therapy uses stem cells to rejuvenate the ovaries’ ability to produce eggs after convention deems them dormant.
What Does ORT Involve?
Some professionals employ PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma), -a concentrated solution of cytokines and growth factors obtained from a sample of your blood. Introducing the PRP into the ovaries and uterine cavity stimulates blood flow and cellular rejuvenation, naturally and effectively enhancing fertility. Doctors perform this procedure one of two ways: laparoscopically or using a transdermal needle guided by an ultrasound probe.
Another approach is known as ovarian fragmentation. It is a one or two-step laparoscopic procedure. In the one-step process, a specialist removes a piece of the ovary and dissects it before removing and discarding the non-viable inner parts. Next, they prepare a transplant area (often below the right ovary) with the outer part in a specialised solution. On the other hand, the two-step procedure entails treating the collected tissue with bio activators over a certain period, after which they undertake a second procedure to complete the transplant.
Who Does ORT Benefit?
Ovarian rejuvenation therapy benefits women who have end-stage or ceased ovarian function. However, the procedure’s relative newness means there is insufficient data outlining the therapy’s overall success and efficacy.
On the other hand, ORT allows you the chance to potentially conceive and bear a child using a more ‘natural’ method that relies primarily on already existing background bodily processes.
So, as you begin the process of conception, it is important to take careful stock of all your options. But remember to speak to your doctor about your approach and any troubles you may have conceiving.
