Conventional Medical Therapies for PCOS and Infertility
Polycystic ovarian syndrome and infertility is typically treated with a variety of medications and surgical therapies. Each therapy has its unique advantages and disadvantages. Conventional therapies for PCOS are listed below.
(If you are interested in alternative solutions to polycystic
ovary syndrome, please visit our Natural
Therapies for PCOS and Infertility page.)
Steroid hormones
- Oral contraceptives - birth control pills
- Progesterone - bioidentical
- Estrogens
- Corticosteroids
Anti-Androgens
Anti-Obesity Drugs
Insulin-Altering drugs
- Metformin (Glucophage) Metformin (Glucophage)
- Glitazones (Rosiglitazone - Avandia; Pioglitazone (Actos)
Fertility agents
- Clomiphene citrate (Clomid, Serophene)
- Gonadotropin injections
- hCG (human choriuionic goinadotropin)
- GnRH (gonadotropin releasing hormone) Lutrepulse
Prolactin inhibiting agents
PCOS surgery options
- Ovarian drilling
- Oophorectomy and hysterectomy
PCOS and Pregnancy
- IVF (in-vitro fertilization)
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