Infertility Treatment

Who can benefit from Life FertilityCare and NaProTechnology?

Married couples struggling with

• Primary infertility (have never been able to conceive)
• Secondary infertility (unable to conceive a further desired child)
• Previous miscarriage

Life FertilityCare offers a systematic and holistic approach to assessing the issues contributing to their situation. In addition through NaProTechnology couples can access practical medical help directed to supporting their fertility potential. This improves the opportunity for a successful pregnancy outcome.

Couples with diagnoses such as unexplained infertility, endometriosis, reduced male fertility, polycystic ovaries/PCOS, anovulation, failed IVF and recurrent or unexplained miscarriage have all had successful pregnancies with Life FertilityCare and NaProTechnology.

*We cannot treat couples where azoospermia (complete absence of male fertility), bilaterally  (both) blocked fallopian tubes or established menopause are the cause of the infertility.

How it works

Each woman and couple are unique and each fertility cycle is unique. We put all of our energy into finding the underlying cause for failure to conceive. We consider the individualised record of the day by day events of each fertility cycle. The tool with which this record is obtained and recorded is the Creighton Model FertilityCare System. Couples become true partners with the FertilityCare professionals in gathering baseline standardised observations/information. Recording the ‘biomarkers' of cycles often reveals previously missed or overlooked abnormalities of cycle patterns - simply because this most basic of information is not recorded in a standardised, interpretable way. 

The medical science of NaProTechnology interprets these observations that often reflect abnormal reproductive function. When such abnormalities e.g. reduced cervical mucus flow, unusual bleeding/spotting patterns, suboptimal hormonal surges etc. are detected further investigations and treatment can be targeted at the likely cause. All our medical investigations and treatments are appropriately timed with the individual cycle pattern. Thus contributing factors to a couple's infertility are identified and treated and do not remain ignored or bypassed. Our medical treatment aims to ‘normalise 'reproductive potential as far as possible and improve the body's environment for natural conception.

Male factor Infertility

Many couples enquire about the help that the Life FertilityCare Clinic can offer to couples where a male subfertility factor has been identified e.g. low count, poor motility or reduced normal numbers of sperm (poor morphology). This is because they perceive that the emphasis on recording the woman's cycle pattern may not be appropriate to their particular problem.

Considering a husband's fertility first; many men will demonstrate varying fertility depending on their general health, stress, lifestyle factors, current medication etc. Sub-clinical infections or immunological issues can affect sperm quality. Repeated testing, after identified factors are addressed, may result in improved fertility parameters. If that is not the case then depending on the severity of the subfertility there are a limited number of strategies that may improve the situation. These may be addressed within the NaProTechnology remit or include referral to an andrologist or urologist.  

At the LIFE FertilityCare clinic we view fertility as a couple issue. For instance, in nature sperm survival is directly linked with female cervical mucus production. Routine medical investigations often miss co-existing subtle female abnormalities. By careful monitoring of the female cycle such factors are identified, investigated and supported with medication where indicated. This way the couple's joint fertility can usually be improved.

Crucially, through the couple's jointly recorded fertility cycle record they are able to identify the optimal window for potential conception even though this may be reduced when compared to a normally fertile couple's ‘window of opportunity'. Couples in this situation in the Life FertilityCare Clinic and other FertilityCare/NaProTechnology clinics around the world have conceived in these circumstances.

Treatment process

The first phase of our programme involves teaching a couple how to understand and chart their fertility cycles with the help and support of a qualified FertilityCare practitioner.

Charting is a helpful diagnostic tool and is vital to identifying any problems. Charting highlights your unique fertility pattern.

As soon as the basic charting technique is mastered, the collection of accurately timed investigations, usually blood tests, begins.

The second phase of treatment will be tailored to your individual medical problem. It will include ultrasound scanning.

All treatments recommended are designed to improve the opportunity and body's environment for natural conception to occur.

Advice about the reproductive health of you and your spouse will be offered. If appropriate, further investigation, including possible surgery, will also be advised.

It is important to note that the medicines used in FertilityCare are widely used in other fertility programmes. However, the precise timing and monitoring of treatment, linked to charting observations, are unique to FertilityCare.

Treatment and Cost

Phase 1:   Initial 3 months of charting                                                    £240 

• Charting Materials for tracking your Fertility
• Teaching and support via follow-up appointments with a Life FertilityCare Practitioner/Teacher

Phase 2:   From commencement of medical treatment,                                     £650 

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  1. Charting reviews and corrections and further supplies of materials
  2. Treatment cycle reviews (including input from the co-ordinator and Physician)
  3. Hormonal blood result interpretation and evaluation every cycle

Medical consultations (usually every 4-5 months) including Pre-Enrolment        £120 each          

 (a £30 surcharge applies to Sat appointments)

• Consultations (including prescriptions)
• Administration

- Correspondence with your GP and specialists

- Referral letters for gynaecological investigations/surgery

• Management of Progesterone support in pregnancy if indicated
• Premises and disposables

Pregnancy Support (for anyone not in phase 2)             £120

Follicle Tracking scan                                                    £40 each

Fees do not include

• Private laboratory costs for investigations, e.g. blood tests, seminal fluid analysis
• Gynaecological/ Fertility investigations and treatments, e.g. laparoscopy
• Ultrasound scanning
• Costs of medications prescribed
• Costs of needles and syringes used in the giving of some medications

Client responsibilities

• To keep appointments for follow-ups and cycle reviews with Practitioners. Telephone follow-ups and reviews are at the expense of the client.
• To keep appointments with the Life FertilityCare Physician
• To forward blood results as soon as possible and before the end of each cycle (telephone, email or fax can be used.)
• To send hard copies of blood results and other investigations to the Life FertilityCare Clinic in Leamington Spa
• To communicate with their Practitioner or the Co-ordinator regarding side effects of medications immediately as they occur

* If payments are not met on time the programme will be suspended and no further medical or teaching appointments will be made until any outstanding balance is cleared.

What our clients think

(From 2010 client audit)

"Very personalised, particularly when compared to NHS-one-size-fits-all. The treatment was designed + monitored for my body whereas in NHS I was prescribed drugs but no follow-up on effectiveness or appropriateness."

"Very personal care, genuine concern for the couple and any possible pregnancy."

"Completely hatural and therefore ethical. Enabled understanding of the fertility cycle. Entirely person centred and adaptable."

 

 

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