title: Ovulation induction.
abstract: Ovulation induction has developed as a valuable noninvasive therapy for the infertile couple. The nurse's role focuses on assisting the couple, as a unit, to understand and cope with the necessary regimen, tests, examinations, and therapies necessary to reach the goal of conception. The physiologic regulation of the menstrual cycle, current pharmacologic therapy, treatment protocols, and the unique role of the infertility nurse are reviewed.
mesh_terms: D001971:Bromocriptine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002996:Clomiphene / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003338:Corpus Luteum / Q000502:physiology; D004967:Estrogens / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000502:physiology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000502:physiology; D007247:Infertility, Female / Q000209:etiology / Q000451:nursing / Q000628:therapy*; D008596:Menotropins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008598:Menstruation; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010053:Ovary / Q000502:physiology; D010060:Ovulation; D010062:Ovulation Induction / Q000379:methods; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000502:physiology; D011374:Progesterone / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D004967:Estrogens; D002996:Clomiphene; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D001971:Bromocriptine; D011374:Progesterone; D008596:Menotropins