“Success rates from assisted conception and other fertility treatments have never been higher than they are presently.”

Consultant Gynaecologist, Mr Adrian Lower explains the realities of ‘Planning for Success’ in the New Year. His highly informative article for in Capital Health explains all the latest thinking and provides a plain English overview what is actually involved.

As Mr Lower explains in the introduction to his article: “It is a sad fact that most of us will spend our early years responsibly trying to avoid unwanted pregnancies and feel that as soon as we are ready to start a family all we have to do is to stop using contraception. Unfortunately, the reality is slightly more complicated than this.  A couple of normal fertility only have a 20 to 30% chance of conceiving in any one cycle in which they have unprotected sex.  After a year of trying around 80% of couples will have achieved a successful pregnancy and after 2 years of trying around 90% of women will be pregnant.  This leaves around one in 7 couples seeking medical help for delay in conception at some stage in their lives.  So, if you are reading this after what has been for you a lengthy period of monthly cycles of expectation and disappointment, you are not alone. The good news is that most couples will be successful in having a family and success rates from assisted conception and other fertility treatments have never been higher than they are presently.

In Capital Health works with only those senior medical consultants who are internally acknowledged experts, and facilitates communication directly between them and patients or other people seeking the latest authoritative facts.

His article entitled ‘Modern Management of Uterine Fibroids’ explains all the most recent advances in fibroids treatment including:

• Medical management and latest drugs
• Hysteroscopic resection
• Laparoscopic myomectomy
• Uterine Artery Embolisation (UAE)
• Open Myomectomy
• Hysterectomy

Adrian Lower says; “Uterine fibroids are common and can cause a range of symptoms.  Treatment for fibroids should be individualised on the basis of the symptoms a thorough assessment with modern imaging techniques and careful consideration of your preferences and in particular your desire for a family.”