Infertility Awareness Month: Exploring Innovative Treatments for Your Fertility Journey
Apr 14, 2025
April 23-29 is known as National Infertility Awareness Week, a time to focus on the issues that affect women and men in their journey to have children. It also increases awareness of related problems, including depression, anxiety, and stress, that require additional consideration and sometimes medical management.
The truth is that there are many innovative treatments available to help you with infertility.
At Gen 5 Fertility Center, our services for infertility treatment range from mild to intensive, and we always tailor the types of care we provide to your unique situation.
Our providers — Dr. Samuel Wood, Dr. Benito Villanueva, and Dr. Martin Bastuba — are caring, empathetic individuals who want to help you build the family of your dreams. And as a person living with any kind of infertility issue, it can be incredibly healing to understand your treatment options and begin with that program that will serve you most.
For a long time, couples have avoided discussing infertility, often because of the embarrassment and shame linked to the feeling of failure to conceive. But these feelings only worsen when not discussed, and they can create a mental state that may severely impact your daily life.
Instead, it’s important to discuss how infertility affects us, how it feels to receive a diagnosis, and to understand that infertility involves feelings of grief. Some people even experience these challenging, emotional issues during their infertility treatment. Talking about it is one of the best ways to stave off feelings of loneliness or isolation.
Infertility Awareness Week reminds us to keep talking about the issues that seem too big or scary to discuss. Fortunately, there are treatments available for infertility that might still be able to help you conceive your child.
Fertility treatment has come a long way. So many treatments are available now, many of which are highly effective for several issues. Of course, the journey always begins with an evaluation, testing, and discussion of your needs. Then, we can discuss which option or options best suit you.
Laparoscopy and hysteroscopy are two different procedures. The first allows us to view and correct issues around the uterus’ exterior, ovaries, and fallopian tubes. The second enables us to view and correct problems within the internal cavity of your uterus.
Both procedures can be highly effective for dealing with specific issues. For example, a laparoscopy can help with patients with endometriosis or blocked fallopian tubes. A hysteroscopy can identify and treat problems like scarring or uterine fibroids. Both procedures can be uncomfortable but aren’t severe, allowing for a quick, easy recovery.
For some patients, ovulation induction alone is enough to help with infertility. This treatment involves taking medications that increase egg production, and sometimes, patients can conceive naturally after this step.
This isn’t always the case. Often, ovulation induction is just one part of IUI or IVF treatments. Though similar, IUI and IVF aren’t the same. The first involves medically placing sperm into your uterus. The second involves creating a fertilized embryo and inserting it into your uterus. Which treatment will better suit you depends on your situation.
An important part of awareness is to remember that the female partner isn’t the only one who suffers from fertility issues. A semen analysis can help us determine what’s keeping the sperm from reaching the egg or being able to create a viable embryo when they do. The procedure isn’t invasive, and fast results help determine which, if any, treatment is necessary.
Many people visit our San Diego, California, office every year to find out that they can conceive. Treatments have come so far. It’s time to find out what we can do for you. Call us today or visit online to learn more.