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Everything you need to know about our Fertility Satellite Services

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As a long-established ultrasound clinic, all of the team here at ReproScan pride ourselves in the care we put in every single consultation, aiming to offer a complete experience in moments that are as unique as the arrival of a new child. As part of our incorporation with ReproMed Ireland Group, we have included Fertility Satellite Services in our range, to offer our expertise and tailored care to patients going abroad for IVF and egg donation treatments.  

Patients who are travelling for treatment often find it difficult to find support while organising ultrasounds and seeking the necessary prescriptions for each phase of treatment. Follicle tracking, semen analysis, blood tests and uterine scans are usually part of the package as well, together with pregnancy scans, when the treatment is successful. Our expert team now makes sure it’s all stress-free by offering everything you need in a single place. To tailor this offer to different patient needs, we have divided Fertility Satellite Services into three areas:

 

  • IVF Cycles: Available to individuals or couples starting their fertility journey with a clinic abroad. The package includes a pre-treatment online consultation with a Fertility Specialist (from our sister clinics at ReproMed), a prescription for the first cycle, and two cycle monitoring scans.
  • Frozen Embryo Transfer / Donor Egg Cycles: This is available to people who are in the process of getting an embryo transfer either from their partner or from a donor. The service includes a pre-treatment online consultation with a Fertility Specialist, as well as a prescription for the cycle, and one cycle monitoring scan.

 

If you’re an IVF or FET/donor egg patient, you might feel a bit more at ease with the help of a local Fertility Specialist who can advise you on your next steps, help you understand infertility, assess your journey pathway, and much more.

 

  • Cycle Scans: This service is available for patients who are only looking for cycle scans, who already have a specialist taking care of the other procedures.

 

To make sure our team can accommodate your needs in time for your treatment, we advise you to get in touch at least two weeks before the treatment cycle starts. It’s crucial to have all tests done completed, and to finalise an appropriate appointment schedule beforehand.

 

Our goal is to keep offering a seamless experience to patients as they undergo fertility treatments, and to also serve them when they achieve their dream pregnancy.  Contact us through our Fertility Satellite Services page, and we will take it from there.

Early signs of pregnancy

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How to identify the early signs of pregnancy

Can you ‘feel’ pregnant even before it’s been confirmed?  While pregnancy tests or ultrasounds are the most secure way of finding out, your body has many ways of dropping you hints — even before you miss a period. If you’re in tune with the changes in your body, you may be able to follow these signs and make an informed decision before taking a test — hopefully with a joyful result!

Pregnancy signs vary greatly between women. Many women experience symptoms within a few days, others after a few weeks, and some don’t have very noticeable symptoms at all. But most will experience some, if not all, of the following major early signs of pregnancy.

Listen to your body: 10 signs that you might be pregnant

  1. Tender breasts: This is often one of the first signs that you’re pregnant — and unfortunately it’s one of the most uncomfortable. Your breasts may be tingly, painful or feel heavy just days after conception, as oestrogen levels in the body rise.
  1. Fatigue: If you’re feeling more tired than usual, it could be an early sign that you’re pregnant, and feeling the effects of hormonal changes. It’s also an overriding signal from the body to take it easy.
  1.  Nausea and vomiting: Just because it’s one of the more obvious and expected signs, it doesn’t make morning sickness any easier. In fact, it can strike in the afternoon or the evening, and it can arrive in the first week of conception.
  1. Higher basal body temperature: If you’ve been tracking your temperature while trying to conceive, you’ll know your temperature rises during ovulation then drops after your period. If your temperature stays elevated for over two weeks, you may be taking a trip to the pharmacy for that kit.
  1. More trips to the loo: If you’re pregnant your uterus swells immediately to accommodate the growing foetus, which puts pressure on your bladder, and more toilet breaks. This occurs within one or two weeks.
  1. Light spotting: Sometimes a small amount of light spotting — or implantation bleeding — is one of the first signs of pregnancy, and happens around 10 to 14 days after conception.
  1.  Heightened sense of smell: Many women in the first few weeks of pregnancy report an increased sensitivity to smells. A double-edged sword, as bad smells may overpower the good, especially when combined with #3 above.
  1. Food cravings and aversions: Another classic sign of pregnancy, brought on by hormonal changes. If you’re suddenly bingeing on a random snack or you’ve been turned off your go-to comfort food, your body may have bigger news for you.
  2. Heartburn: When the uterus swells it starts to push upwards, and as HCG hormone levels increase, this slows down digestion, which in turn increases stomach acid.
  1. Moodiness: With an influx of hormones as well as some — or all — of the above, there’s no surprise women often suffer mood swings during the first stages of pregnancy — which may begin within the first two weeks.

If you’ve missed a period and you’ve noticed some of the above signs, it might be time to take a pregnancy test — if it’s positive, it’s important to begin prenatal care.

Early pregnancy scan

If you are pregnant, and you’ve had your first consultation with your doctor, here at ReproScan we offer an Early Pregnancy Scan, usually performed between 8 and 14 weeks after conception. At this time, you can see their baby for the first time, check their heartbeat, verify if you’re expecting one little one or more, and have an idea of your due date.

If you’ve just found out you’re pregnant:

Even before you visit us for your first Early Pregnancy Scan, you can estimate your baby’s arrival date with our Due Date Calculator. Click here to find out more.