If you are finding it difficult to become pregnant, you may be considering the option of taking pharmaceuticals to increase your chances of having a child. These prescriptions have helped many women conceive, and are particularly common among older mothers-to-be. If you want to learn more about obtaining medications to help you get pregnant, you may be interested in reading this guide on how to get fertility drugs.

Before pursuing fertility drugs, it is important to try to get pregnant naturally for at least six months to a year. If you have done this with no success, there is a possibility that you have a medical condition that is preventing you from conceiving a child.

Fertility medicines are generally used to treat women with ovulation disorders. Most of them contain hormones that help regulate the ovulation cycle or, or prompt the ovaries to release eggs so that they may become fertilized by sperm. http://www.webmd.com/infertility-and-reproduction/guide/fertility-drugs

One option is to take oral drugs. The most commonly prescribed oral medications for infertility are Clomid, and Serophene, which are both brand names for clomiphene. Clomiphene has been used for over a quarter of a century, and has a proven track record. It works by stimulating the brain's pituitary gland and hypothalamus, causing them to release hormones that lead to ovulation. These hormones are called GnRH, which comes from the hypothalamus, and FSH and LH, which are secreted from the pituitary.

The drugs begin to work after less than two weeks, and usage may be continued for up to six months. If no results are seen after that time, other options may be considered. <ref>http://www.webmd.com/infertility-and-reproduction/guide/fertility-drugshttp://infertility.about.com/od/infertilitytreatments/a/fertility_drugs.htm

If clomiphene alone doesn't do the trick, your doctor may recommend injections. These may be stronger, and also carry more side effects. Here are some commonly used injectable treatments:

1. Human menopausal gonadotropin (a hormone which stimulates the follicles)
2. Human chorionic gonadotropin (a hormone that helps eggs mature and get released by the ovaries)
3. Leuprolide (suppresses hormone secretions)
4. Follicle stimulating hormone (a synthetic hormone that encourages more than one egg to develop in a single cycle) http://www.ucsfhealth.org/adult/medical_services/womens_health/fertility/fertilityDrugs.html

To learn more about fertility drugs and decide if one or more will be right for you, see a fertility specialist. If you are directed to pursue treatment, you will be given a prescription, along with dosage instructions and complete side effect information.

Remember that these are powerful drugs, and the only way to safely get them is through a prescription from a doctor's office. Do not buy any prescription medicines, for fertility or anything else, unless they were recommended specifically for you by a professional. While there may be websites promising to sell you the same drugs without the permission of a doctor, they should be avoided. Taking anything that came from a disreputable source, or was not prescribed to you, could put both you and your unborn baby at risk.

The content in this page is not a substitute for professional medical advice. Please contact your doctor before using the information presented here.