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What is a Trigger Injection? What is a Trigger Injection For?

The purpose of using hormone drugs are to allow for eggs to become more mature and increase their quality. The purpose of the trigger injection is to stimulate ovulation.

A treatment plan is created by a fertility specialist or consultant and will give the mother a detailed medication plan that will span over two weeks. The medication plan is commonly started on the 2nd or 3rd day of the mother’s period.

The combination of IVF hormones will increase the chances of pregnancy much more. During the two weeks of hormone therapy, scans take place so that the specialist is able to watch and monitor the growth of the eggs. The eggs that come to the desired size then need to be collected via the OPU procedure, also known as egg collection.

Mature eggs are triggered with a trigger injection and collected. The more mature and higher quality the eggs are will increase the chances of embryo formation and pregnancy after combining with sperm.

The day, hour, and construction of the injection should be done according to the advise of a specialist. There are posts, blogs and videos that are able to help and to show you how to correctly administer a trigger injection. It is extremely important that the injection is used correctly. This also goes for all of the hormone medication used in the mothers IVF treatment. Misuse of the injection can significantly reduce the success rate of treatment and can prolong the process.

Read our blog on IVF in women with low egg reserves for more information on what steps to take!

Sperm Donation Steps

Men with insufficient sperm quality, numbness, and mobility are less likely to have children. Most males can not have a baby or reproduce because of issues surrounding infertility. Sperm donation therapy may be applied to those experiencing sperm failure, for them and their partners to be able to have children.

Sperm donation is the method by which a couple uses a donor’s sperm to combine with the mother’s egg to get pregnant. Once it becomes fertilized and forms an embryo, it is transferred to the mother’s uterus. The next steps continue in the same way as normal pregnancy.

Sperm Donation Process

If you are not able to have children, you must get your reproductive cells examined. Experts recommend sperm donation if there are conditions such as poor sperm quality and motility in men. If you visit a specialist with the necessary tests, and you have decided to start treatment, the medication treatment for the mother is started on the second or third day of their period.

Drug treatment is given to the mother. This drug treatment is a hormone therapy, and the goal is to mature the mother’s eggs and increase their quality. The medication takes approximately two weeks. When drug treatment is over, eggs are collected from the mother.

Once the eggs have been collected, they are taken to the lab where the embryologists use the sperm from the donor. The sperm will contain the properties determined by the family, and then the donor sperm is then merged with the egg. Reproductive cells are left in a special container in the laboratory in a controlled environment to develop. The reproductive cells are then transferred to the mother 3 or 5 days after they have developed and become embryos. The transfer step is easy and painless.