LouiseHarper.
Genea
Area of Expertise: Fertility Nursing, Early Pregnancy and Pregnancy loss I have a personal history of infertility – after trying for almost 3 years I fell pregnant with my son while waiting to start IVF. When he was very young we tried for another baby; after 4 attempts at IVF we were not successful. Now my beautiful baby boy is happily married – no babies yet but I’m hoping to be a Grandma in the next few years! I moved to the Hastings when the Base Hospital opened almost 20 years ago. Not long after we moved the process of ICSI (Intra cytoplasmic Injection – injecting the sperm into the egg) was introduced, I rang my fertility specialist and asked him “will I give this ICSI a go or buy a horse? He said – buy a horse Louise, so we did!” Soon after Genea clinic manager Penny O’Donnell (who had been my fertility nurse) rang me and asked if I was interested in setting up a satellite clinic, and I have done so since then. Originally there were 3 staff and we worked out of PMPH, we then moved to Coolenberg clinic where I continued on my own and finally over to Dr Ray Hodgson’s rooms. Over the years we have been able to offer couples from the Hastings a ‘full’ IVF service with egg collection and embryo transfer locally – utilizing the mobile ‘lab’. Unfortunately or fortunately (depending on how you look at it) numbers dropped and it was no longer a viable option to offer these services, now couples have 2 trips to Newcastle – one for egg collection and one for embryo transfer. I think having a personal history of infertility gives me a closer connection to my patients, I truly understand what they are going through and I think that makes a difference. My biggest success has been… Coordinating the egg collections locally – to have up to 20 womens cycles organized for the same 2 weeks was a mammoth achievement!
Success rates worth screaming about. To find out how we can best help you, call our Genea fertility experts. 04114902 581 271 (02) 7000 genea.com.au/success * 30% greater than the average of other clinics combined, according to analysis of the latest available data 2010 released October 2012 from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (ANZARD data)
– But then down sizing and offering the same level of nursing and support is something that I am very proud of. I am on call almost 24hrs a day 7 days a week for my IVF patients. Finally being part of a couples IVF journey and then being the midwife assisting with the birth of their baby is such a joy, but also being there when things don’t go so well is an enormous privilege, guiding and supporting a couple through the devastating haze of pregnancy loss – to be able to truly make a difference is something that I am very passionate about. To stay up to date and skilled … I go to Newcastle regularly – Penny O’Donnell is very supportive of further education and supports me going to conferences and workshops throughout the year. I am currently undertaking my Masters in Reproductive Medicine, hopefully finish this year, Dr Ray Hodgson has been an enormous support for me – a wonderful mentor and study guide! We have a very close team in PMQ, Dr Hodgson, Dr Black are wonderful to work with and of course our sonographers from PMQ Ultrasound are a vital link in the team, Maryanne and Jill are very skilled and accommodating for women often coming in out of hours to provide the scans needed for a couples cycle. Finally our incredible secretaries Lindy and Rosalie – they are the life source of Dr Hodgson’s rooms, Genea Fertility – Port Macquarie and Port Macquarie Ultrasound, their willingness to go above and beyond is called upon regularly – and they never let me down!
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