• Women with ovulatory disturbances such as PMOS.
• Women with ovulatory disturbances, and a partner with good quality sperm and normal tubes.
• Women with a BMI of under 35kg/m2

Before commencing ovulation induction the woman’s partner needs to arrange a seminal fluid analysis (also known as a sperm test) to ensure the quality of the semen is normal.

For women who have a past history of sexually transmitted infection such as Chlamydial infection or have had pelvic surgery or appendicitis, sometimes require the Fallopian tubes to be checked to ensure they are open. The Fallopian tubes are checked by an operation called a laparoscopy or an X-ray or ultrasound. The X-ray or ultrasound do not require anaesthetic or sedation.

Once the couple have made a decision to undertake ovulation induction and the preparation is complete there are a number of means of inducing ovulation. Some are pills taken by mouth and some are injections of follicle stimulating hormone. With women who have PMOS, ovulation can be induced by ovarian drilling.