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No two patients have the exact same treatment but here we have provided an example patient journey to help illustrate what a straight-forward IVF cycle might look like cost-wise.
Studying the immune system enables us to offer additional options to women who’ve had failed IVF cycles or early miscarriage.
We have the experience to minimise recurrent miscarriage and IVF failure by offering immune therapy tailored to your individual situation.
Studying the immune system enables us to offer additional options to women who’ve had failed IVF cycles or early miscarriage.
We have the experience to minimise recurrent miscarriage and IVF failure by offering immune therapy tailored to your individual situation.
Without giving patients false hope, we believe we can offer patients with a history of recurrent IVF failure or miscarriage a better chance of success by studying the role of their immune system in pregnancy. This is also known as reproductive immunology.
A decision to go ahead with assisted conception for any couple is a difficult one, made harder by the psychological stress that inevitably accompanies it. A failed IVF cycle or an early miscarriage can be particularly distressing.
Reproductive immunology is the theory that a fetus is rejected by the body due to immune cells in the body. It’s thought that natural killer cells, which help to keep the body from developing cancer, can over-populate the uterus or exist at excessive levels within the blood stream. These cells then go overboard, attacking the embryo or interfering with the endocrine system that produces the hormones that are essential for pregnancy.
There is currently much ongoing debate going on in the scientific community about the role of the immune system in promoting or preventing a healthy pregnancy. The late Dr Alan E. Beer is widely credited to be a pioneer in the field of reproductive immunology. He believed it is not simply due to bad luck that some women fail to conceive or have repeated miscarriage.
At The Fertility & Gynaecology Academy we have the experience to minimise recurrent miscarriage and IVF failure by investigating the immune system with immune testing and offering immune treatments tailored to your individual situation. Learn more about the treatment process.
Dr Gorgy is certified as a diplomate in Clinical Reproductive Immunology with the American Society For Reproductive Immunology. You can view his certification here.
There is much debate going on in the scientific community about the role of the immune system in pregnancy. As there are no large scale controlled studies that offer indisputable scientific evidence to confirm the reproductive immunology approach, many organisations do not recommend it. It is therefore important to also take on board the following views:
For an in-depth look at reproductive immunology, we would recommend Is Your Body Baby Friendly?: Unexplained Infertility, Miscarriage and IVF Failure, Explained, by Dr Alan E. Beer.
It is also important to also take on board the following views:
Please note: HFEA view on reproductive immunology. You can also find further information on the British Fertility Society website.
Please download our ‘Add-on Treatments Patient Information Leaflet’ below for evidence and associated risks.
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