If you are in search of medical care and advice for all matters surrounding pregnancy, childbirth and female well-being, you’ve come to the right place. Some of the many care services Dr Joseph provides as a high-risk obstetrician include:
Pre-pregnancy planning Early pregnancy care and antenatal care High-risk obstetric care Nutrition and diet planning VBAC (Vaginal Birth After Caesarean Section C-Section) NIPS (Non-Invasive Prenatal Screening – such as Harmony, Percept Verify or Panorama for Down’s Syndrome)Twin pregnancy and much more
Females are born with approximately 1 million eggs and this number declines with age through natural attrition and ovulation. However, the rate at which a woman can ‘lose’ eggs during her reproductive life varies greatly from individual to individual and around 10 percent of women will actually experience an accelerated loss.
We call the number of eggs remaining at a given time, the ‘ovarian reserve.’ The great news is, we can now estimate your ovarian reserve (or a number of remaining eggs) with a very simple blood test. This blood test measures a hormone known as AMH; or Anti-Mullerian hormone, which can give us a good indication of your fertility status and an estimate of your ovarian reserve.
