There are many different fertility medications used to treat infertility. It is important to understand fertility drugs and their purposes. Take your time to read and learn everything about fertility drugs.
Since most fertility drugs are taken to treat hormonal imbalances (a common cause of infertility), you might also want to become informed about other options, like alternative medicine at infertility treatments.
Fertility Drugs
Aspirin
Aspirin is also used as a fertility drug, respectively as a pregnancy preventer. It is used alone or with Heparin to reduce the risk of recurrent spontaneous pregnancy loss or miscarriage.
Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH)
These fertility drugs are used for the treatment of ovulation disorders and to stimulate follicle and egg production for intrauterine insemination (IUI), in vitro fertilization (IVF), or other  assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedures.
Clomiphene Citrate
If your basic infertility work-up indicates that you are not ovulating regularly or if you are ovulating very late or early in the cycle, your physician may suggest clomiphene citrate.
This fertility drug is used to induce ovulation, to correct irregular ovulation, to help increase egg production, and to correct luteal phase deficiency.
Human Menopausal Gonadotropin (hMG)
hMG is a fertility drug that acts directly on the ovaries to stimulate follicle development.
It is used to stimulate the development of follicles in women who do not ovulate regularly and to stimulate ovulation for Intrauterine Insemination (IUI), in-vitro fertilization (IVF) and other assisted reproductive technology (ART) procedures.
Bromocriptine Mesylate and Cabergoline
In both men and women, hyperprolactinemia (overproduction of the hormone prolactin) can cause fertility problems by interfering with the normal production of FSH and LH. Bromocriptine and cabergoline correct abnormal prolactin levels.
Progesterone Replacement Therapy
Progesterone is a hormone which is given after ovulation to improve the quality of the uterine lining. This fertility drug can be taken by mouth, by vaginal suppository, gel or by intramuscular injection.
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