Bravelle Description

If you and your partner or spouse have decided that it’s time to start a family but are having problems with fertility, your doctor may recommend Bravelle as part of your fertility treatment. Before going forward, you and your spouse may undergo examinations and testing to rule out any medical causes for infertility. This usually involves checking the fertility status of your male partner as well as ruling out primary ovarian failure in yourself.

Once it has been established that your ovaries are still capable of producing eggs and there’s no problem with a lack of sperm, your doctor or a nurse can show you how to properly administer the injections under your skin or into a muscle so it can be done in the comfort of your own home. Some men may also be prescribed Bravelle (Urofollitropin) to increase their sperm production as long as their testes are still able to make sperm.

Fertility Help with Bravelle

Bravelle injections consist of a highly purified preparation of human follicle stimulating hormone, or hFSH. Another part of your fertility treatment will include taking human chorionic gonadotropins (hCG) as directed by your fertility specialist. After your treatment period, you will undergo blood tests and ultra sounds to find out if you have been successful and to follow your progress.

Conditions Treated by Bravelle

During times of a need for a two-income family, many couples are holding off starting a family until they feel they are financially stable. This may take them into their late thirties or forties which has a significant effect on a women’s ability to conceive. Assisted reproductive technology (ART) and in-vitro fertilization (IVF) is not a 100% guarantee that you or your partner will become pregnant. Before you embark on this journey, you should talk to different doctors or couples that have become pregnant using ART or IVF.

Before Starting Treatment with Bravelle

Be certain you are not pregnant before starting treatment with Bravelle. Discuss other medical conditions and allergies with your doctor and list any current OTC or Rx drugs you take, including herbal remedies and vitamin or dietary supplements. This can help your doctor determine if Bravelle is the right treatment for you.

Bravelle Precautions

Never share Bravelle or other Rx meds with anyone. Do not start any new meds or stop taking other daily medicine without first talking to your doctor. Some couples that undergo treatment could result in multiple embryos that can increase the mother’s health risks so both of you must be prepared to deal with all situations that may arise.

Use the disposable needles and syringes only once and never discard them into your regular trash. Your pharmacist can provide you with a proper ‘sharps’ container which can be returned to the pharmacy for safe disposal when you are finished with it.

Possible Side Effects of Bravelle

• Stomach cramps
• Headache
• Nausea

Drugs Similar to Bravelle

• Gonal-F
• Merional
• Menopur