The Health Equation for sub-fertility – An Integrated Approach
Leading osteopath, Gerry Gajadharsingh, is a Diagnostic Consultant – Complementary Medicine from The Health Equation. The Health Equation is a partnership of doctors and healthcare practitioners that integrates conventional and complementary medicine.
Diagnostics for Sub-fertility
All couples will initially go through a screening consultation, which will include a case history, interview, blood tests and a comprehensive semen analysis. Couples will then be invited to attend The Health Equation for a diagnostic consultation with Mr Gajadharsingh. During this consultation a full case history will be taken, clinical examinations performed, additional blood samples taken for further tests looking at hormonal profiles and nutritional status, referral for a female trans vaginal pelvic ultrasound and the man’s semen sent for a further analysis (a spermatozoa DNA fragmentation analysis will be done: this assesses the number of healthy versus genetically damaged spermatozoa within an ejaculate). If the couple is confirmed to have unexplained sub-fertility, they will be offered a place on The Health Equation clinical programme for sub-fertility. The treatment strategies may include: osteopathic manual techniques; nutritional advice with nutritional supplements; stress management strategies; breathing re-education and exercise programmes.
The aim of the programme is to develop individual treatment strategies for couples with unexplained sub-fertility. All couples will be investigated for cortisol and dehydroepiandosterone (DHEA), adrenal cortex hormones, that are altered by stress.
Who qualifies?
Couples (females aged 25-45 years and males aged 25-50 years) who have been having regular sexual intercourse for the previous 18 months without conception for primary sub-fertility (never conceived) and 12 months for secondary sub-fertility (has previously conceived).
Those wishing to take part in the programme will need to download the application form (see below) or call +44Â (0)20 7631 1414 or email fertility@thehealthequation.co.uk for more information.
The Health Equation has a team of other clinicians and we will do whatever we can to help couples including referral to conventional assisted conception units offering techniques such as IVF.
Cost and procedure of the programme
Screening consultation – £105 payable at the time of consultation.
After submitting the application form you will be contacted by email or telephone, sent a number of health questionnaires and invited in for a 30-minute consultation at The Health Equation. Here you will have your questionnaires checked and both partners will undergo blood tests looking at Haematological and Biochemical markers. The male partner will be referred to The Doctors Laboratory for a comprehensive semen analysis. Once the results have been returned all couples will then be invited to attend an initial diagnostic consultation with Mr Gajadharsingh.
Initial consultations – £200 for both 60 minute consultations
All invited couples will have separate 60-minute consultations with Mr Gajadharsingh where a case history and clinical examination will be performed. Depending on previous infertility investigations some couples will be required to undergo additional investigations.
Trans Vaginal Pelvic Ultrasound – £190 female only
Hormonal and Nutritional blood profile – £200 Female
Hormonal and Nutritional blood profile, Sperm DNA fragmentation
(on previous sperm sample from screening consultation) – £385 Male
Please note that these laboratory tests (blood and sperm) have been heavily discounted by TDL. The pelvic ultrasound is provided by Ultrasound Diagnostic Services again at a discounted price for this clinical programme. We are extremely grateful to TDL and UDS for their support with this clinical programme.
Comprehensive Adrenal Stress Test £90 each for both male and female
Follow up consultations and Treatment sessions £500- payable at time of follow up consultation.
Couples will be invited to a joint 30-minute follow up consultation with Mr Gajadharsingh; they will be given a written report containing all results and a patient handbook. They will be booked in for 6- 30-minute treatment sessions with Mr Gajadharsingh over a 3-month period. The number of treatments allocated to each partner will be determined at the follow up consultation.
Additional consultations
Some patients thought to have difficulty with relaxing, may be referred to Dr Brian Roet, psychotherapist/hypnotherapist, based at The Health Equation.
Some patients may require individual exercise programmes given by Ms Georgie Shand, Exercise Specialist, based at The Health Equation.
Additional consultations are charged at £150 per 60 minute consultations for Dr Roet, £75 for a 60 minute consultation with Ms Georgie Shand and £100 per 30 minute consultations for Mr Gajadharsingh.
Nutritional Supplements- £120 Male, £120 Female
All couples will be required to take prescribed nutritional supplements from Solgar for a period of 3 months unless contraindicated through their medical history or blood tests. This is an approximate price and are supplied discounted from Solgar.