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Is Ovafem Plus Effective In The Treatment Of Infertility?

Hi doctor me and my husband have decided to have a baby .. we met a dgo and she has priscribed me folic acid capsul and ovafem pluse for a month.. kindly advice is ovafem pluse helps conceiving does it have any side effect. Would like to know more about the tablet Thanks in advance
Tue, 3 Apr 2018
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Hello,

The two medicines prescribed are
1) Folic acid-
These days we gave it a nickname “ engagement pill” so the first step when you plan to conceive is to start folic acid. It prevents abortions and neural tube defects. Which are totally preventable when you take it regularly.
2) Ovafem plus- is DHEA + coenzyme Q10
These are usually prescribed for elderly women with low ovarian reserve. Evidence about DHEA improving follicles or quality of oocytes is still controversial.
So I would suggest you have a basic evaluation that gets semen of your husband analyzed and you need to take a pelvic scan to see how the uterus and ovaries are followed by basic blood tests that are day 2 FSH,estradiol and TSH.


Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. Avanti Sathineedi
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Is Ovafem Plus Effective In The Treatment Of Infertility?

Hello, The two medicines prescribed are 1) Folic acid- These days we gave it a nickname “ engagement pill” so the first step when you plan to conceive is to start folic acid. It prevents abortions and neural tube defects. Which are totally preventable when you take it regularly. 2) Ovafem plus- is DHEA + coenzyme Q10 These are usually prescribed for elderly women with low ovarian reserve. Evidence about DHEA improving follicles or quality of oocytes is still controversial. So I would suggest you have a basic evaluation that gets semen of your husband analyzed and you need to take a pelvic scan to see how the uterus and ovaries are followed by basic blood tests that are day 2 FSH,estradiol and TSH. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. Avanti Sathineedi