Treatment
As in the past, Dr Grudzinskas is able to offer a personal service for women and men who are concerned about their fertility and are looking for help to establish the cause of their infertility and the most appropriate treatment. Some patients may require more time and more guidance than would generally be available and Dr Grudzinskas is able to offer them appropriate care and support based on his extensive knowledge and experience.
The new service at Woodlands Health Centre offers consultations for gynaecology disorders such as menstrual disturbance and other common problems. Consultations for infertility will include first consultations, second opinions, assessment of male and female infertility and advanced ultrasound by clinicians with many years experience. Patients will have immediate access to experts, who can advise on the best way forward for infertility treatment and advise on procedures and choice of locations.
The service is led by Gedis Grudzinskas, who explains, “We will be able to see patients at this NHS practice, assess male and female infertility and offer an informed opinion on the best way forward. Where patients may need IVF or other infertility treatment or surgery we will advise them on the options available to them. They will then be in a position to make a decision on the best way forward for their treatment.”
Dr Grudzinskas also has a new association with London Women’s Clinic in central London, allowing him to treat personally patients who require IVF, ICSI, pre-implantation genetic diagnosis and endoscopic/keyhole surgery.
Dr Grudzinskas is in a position to assist couples who are still childless after IVF treatment and his international experience enables him to provide support to women who require oocyte/egg freezing, using the technique of vitrification for both medical and personal reasons.
Every consultation takes place personally with Dr. Grudzinskas.
Referrals for consultation may be made by your doctor (GP) or another consultant, but this is not always necessary. Appointments may also be booked directly.
After all consultations, Dr. Grudzinskas will write to your GP – unless you specify otherwise – with a copy of the letter sent to you, explaining the outcome of the consultation. One of those outcomes may well be the need for treatment.
Investigations and Treatment options
It is always advisable that couples attend at least the Initial Consultation together, for a comprehensive and holistic evaluation and diagnosis of possible treatment options.
After most consultations, some investigations (tests) may be needed.
For women, these investigations often involve blood hormone tests (at a particular time of the menstrual cycle) and an ultrasound scan, normally performed shortly after a period.
For the assessment of male fertility, investigations include semen analysis. In some cases, if this has already been done, a further sample may be requested, as well as blood tests.
All operative procedures are performed by Dr. Grudzinskas himself, often assisted by another expert colleague, and take place at either Princess Grace Hospital or London Bridge Hospital.
In London, IVF, ICSI and other ART procedures will be performed, by Dr Grudzinskas, at London Women’s Clinic.
Typically, Dr Grudzinskas will accompany patients attending ART centres abroad to ensure continuity of care, performing the oocyte/egg collection and embryo transfer, himself.
For those women having treatment with donor oocytes/eggs abroad, it will be usual for Dr Grudzinskas to perform the Embryo Transfer.
For further information click on the following:
-London Women's Clinic (see Treatments)
-Reproductive Surgery