An Assessment of Treatment Options and Efficacy for Female Infertility

Within the fight for reproductive rights and accessible health care lies the silent struggle of the infertile woman. Alongside actively having reproductive rights and choices stripped away and no guarantee to equitable infertility treatment access, such as insurance coverage or community health service implementation, there is little being done to highlight the gap in accessible and effective women’s health care as it pertains to women striving for motherhood. This literature review was performed to highlight gaps in discourse surrounding tangible intervention and resources for women struggling with infertility. The keywords infertility, women, therapies, treatments, services, and mental health, were used to identify publications from the years 2000 to 2024. The material chosen includes appropriate diagnostic methods and how medical professionals classify infertile persons based on their needs for medical involvement for successful implantation cycles. The literature shares success rates for popular intervention techniques and support mechanisms available for women enduring infertility related stress. The outcomes of this analysis imply the importance of investment of effort into research and developments supporting the convoluted challenges of infertility for women. Additionally, there is discussion on the serially underfunded initiative that is women’s health research. This is imperative to consider as future research is done to prioritize what goals are most necessary since the National Institute of Health (NIH) currently only allocates 4.4% of their research budget to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (Fisk & Atun, 2009).