The Rekovelle injection is a medication to stimulate ovulation, which contains the substance deltafolitropine, which is the FSH hormone produced in the laboratory, which can be applied by a fertility specialist.
This hormone injection stimulates the ovaries to produce eggs that will later be harvested in the laboratory to be fertilized, and later, reimplanted in the woman's uterus.
What is it for
Deltafolitropine is used to stimulate the ovaries to produce eggs in women during treatment to become pregnant, such as in vitro fertilization or intracytoplasmic sperm injection, for example.
How to use
Each package contains 1 to 3 injections that must be administered by the doctor or nurse during infertility treatment.
When not to be used
This injection should not be given in case of allergy to any of the components of the formula, and in the case of a tumor of the hypothalamus or pituitary gland, enlargement of the ovaries or cysts in the ovary that are not caused by polycystic ovary syndrome, if you have had an early menopause, in case of bleeding from the vagina of unknown cause, cancer of the ovary, uterus or breast.
Treatment may have no effect in case of primary ovarian failure and in case of malformations of sexual organs incompatible with pregnancy.
Possible side effects
This medication can cause headache, feeling sick, vomiting, pelvic pain, pain in the uterus and fatigue.
In addition, ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome can also occur, which is when the follicles grow too large and become cysts, so medical help should be sought if you experience symptoms such as pain, discomfort or swelling in the belly, nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, weight gain, difficulty breathing.
