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Infertility in female is a condition where a female is potentially capable to become a mother, but unable to become one due to some problem. Sterility is a condition where a female does not produce eggs or ova. Her egg count is zero. Due to absence of eggs the female is unable to conceive.

But advancement of modern medical sciences have made it curable to a great extent. At first conventional methods of treatment should be tried, medical management, certain lifestyle changes like stopping smoking and alcohol, regular sleep, regular moderate exercise, supplementation of vitamins and minerals are advised. Male partner should also be investigated and treated, if some problem is found. If after investigations it found that the male partner is normal and the female partner does not have eggs, at that time artificial insemination is done with eggs from donor.

Artificial insemination is the last management form in treatment of infertility and sterility. Artificial insemination is done by fertilizing the donated eggs with the sperms of the male partner. Artificial insemination can be done vivo (inside the body) or in vitro (out side the body in test tube). After in vitro fertilization, the fertilized egg is transferred to the womb of the female.

In most countries, egg donation is strictly controlled by Government agencies, and has to follow very strict norms. Both egg donor’s identity and the recipient’s identity are kept secret. The egg donor has to be a healthy person and without known genetic deformity. The egg donor should not be suffering from AIDS or other viral and bacterial infectious disease. Consent of both the partners is mandatory for egg receipt from egg donor.

Women wanting to dodge the nuisance of their monthly menses can now turn to “Lybrel”, the first continuous birth control drug approved by the FDA. Made by the Wyeth Pharmacaeuticals, the new contraceptive is similar to the conventional pill - minus the placebos. Typically, a month’s worth of birth control pills includes four to seven days of placebo pills, which trigger menstruation. With Lybrel, the dummy pills are replaced with daily doses of hormones, eliminating menstruation altogether. Most women will have some spotting and breakthrough bleeding, especially during the first year of use.