Fertility Services

ST JUDE CLINICAL UPDATE 2017 is sprinting ahead. All too soon it is April. So far, we are very pleased with significant progress in many areas of our activities especially our excellent clinical pregnancy rates. We are pleased to highlight the following: 1) Excellent clinical Pregnancy rates. The figures will soon be presented in a separate post. 2) Alongside the solid experience and skills of our staff, our newly acquired EMBRYOSCOPE is producing brilliant treatment outcome. We are now able to offer blastocyst embryo culture to most of our patients. 3) We use Embryo Glue for embryo transfer in all patients, unlike some clinics where it is offered as an optional extra at a cost to the patient 4) Our app...

1. Attend for review with your Specialist/Consultant and ask specific questions: His or her opinion on possible causes responsible for treatment failure What further tests should be performed to throw more light on possible underlying causes Was the endometrial thickness adequate durng treatment cycles? Was embryo development satisfactory If Blastocyst culture indicated? Would seeking a second opinion help? 2. Investigations to Consider: Blood test for Thyroid Function - TSH, Thyroxine, Thyroglobulin Antibodies, Thyroid Peroxidase antibodies Full Blood Count - Haemoglobin level and other indices Blood test for Vitamin D & Calcium levels Infectio...

Snippets of fertility wisdom from the Practice Committee of the Society for Reproductive Medicine in collaboration with the Society for Endocrinology & Infertility Clinicians are often asked to provide advice about sexual and lifestyle practices to enhance the chances of achieving a pregnancy in couples trying for a pregnancy who have no evidence of infertility. Currently there are no uniform counselling guidelines or evidence-based recommendations available. This is the first part of a series of “blogs” to highlight some salient points based on a consensus of expert opinion. The expert opinion is from the Practice Committee of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine in collaboration with the Society for R...