In the not-so-distant future, twice-weekly injections of a hormone could help women struggling with infertility have children without resorting to more invasive fertility treatments.

Recently, physicians in the UK experimented by giving infertile women shots containing  the hormone “kisspeptin”.  Shots were given twice a week and, in some cases, helped the women conceive within two months.

According to the physicians, the women they treated reported no side effects.

Although this is definitely a promising possibility for many women who have fertility issues, it’s not a solution for females whose infertility is not caused by a hormone imbalance.  In those cases, kisspeptin would have little to no effect on infertility.

The role of kisspeptin shots in fertility treatments is scheduled for further study.  We’ll bring you more as statistical data become available!