There is a belief that hormones are dangerous. This is not entirely true. Hormones help cell regeneration which is essential for life, and this is vital for pregnancy. During pregnancy, for many months the ovary and placenta produce a very high level of hormones that are essential for the proper development of pregnancy. During ovarian stimulation treatments (which last a few days), the ovary produces only a little more oestradiol than in an ovulatory cycle without stimulation. This amount of hormones is thousands of times lower than the level circulating in the women’s body during pregnancy. They are the same hormones, but it seems that many patients are unaware of the hormones that occur with natural ovulation cycles every month and the hormones of pregnancy, fearing that little extra that occurs during the few days of reproductive treatments.
The medication used in assisted reproduction is mainly injected subcutaneously. It is a simple and risk-free process that the patient or someone from her close environment can perform once “trained” by the nursing staff.
As mentioned before, most of the medication for assisted reproduction treatment is injected, but there are other presentations such as tablets, vaginal suppositories, or skin patches. Regardless of the type of medication used, it is advisable to have a regular habit for its administration, that is, to follow a similar schedule for taking/injecting the medication every day, preferably in the afternoon and evening, but without excessively conditioning your daily routine.
