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Welcome to Innermost Secrets
Feel unique and special with your own expert team at hand. We are based at the Spire Cardiff Hospital, South Wales and are experts in the fields of Obstetrics, Gynaecology, Maternal and Fetal Medicine and Infertility, and also offer a range of services such as the nuchal translucency Down Syndrome test, pregnancy scans, antenatal care, fertility testing, screening for Sexually Transmitted Infections, ovarian cancer screening. This website has no external commercial advertising. All medical information is for information purposes only and should not replace proper discussion and consultation with your healthcare providers. The blog articles are for interest only and written by a non medical blogmaster. The forums are unmoderated and represent the views of members of the public and our patients. 

All our services are backed up by access to a medical consultant who is an expert in their field should you need any further help, advice, tests or treatment. Our directors are both consultants in fetal or fetal and maternal medicine, Dr Bryan Beattie MD FRCOG and Dr Del Rich FRCOG, and our specialist consultants include Dr Tony Griffiths FRCOG (infertility) and Dr Claire Lipetz MRCOG (sexual health).

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Womens Health

Placing you and your baby in the best of care

When you are pregnant or in need of the services of a fertility clinic, you want to make sure your life and the life of your growing baby inside you are in the best hands, health-wise.

There are many factors to consider such as a possible Down Syndrome test, pregnancy scans, ultrasound scans and antenatal care. These things, implemented early enough, may help  improve your life and that of your unborn child.

Our team of experts

At Innermost Secrets we employ seasoned experts in the fields of obstetrics, gynaecology, maternal and fetal medicine, infertility. We also provide a range of services including the nuchal translucency Down Syndrome test, pregnancy scans, antenatal care, fertility testing in our fertility clinic, screening for sexually transmitted infections, ovarian cancer screening as well as treatment for obesity and reductil treatment.

At Innermost Secrets we can deal with a vast array of medical conditions related to fertility, miscarriage and pregnancy, being able to offer advice from the best doctors and medical staff available. You'll always be in good hands with our services!

Mens Health

Traditional down syndrome tests

Various tests have been developed to try to identify those women at greatest risk of having a chromosomally abnormal baby, such as a Down Syndrome, who could then decide whether or not to proceed to amniocentesis.

The TripleTest or Barts Test at about 15 weeks into the pregnancy detects approximately 70% of Down Syndrome pregnancies. This down syndrome test is based on about one in every 25 (4%) women having the blood test ending up with a high risk result (i.e. more than one in 150) and then proceeding to amniocentesis.

Over the last twenty years, new technology has improved the methods of detection of fetal abnormalities, including when providing a down syndrome test. While there are ways to diagnose abnormalities through a down syndrome test by obtaining fetal tissue samples by amniocentesis or chorionic villus sampling, it would not be appropriate to examine every pregnancy this way.

Although diagnostic, these tests do carry a slight risk to the fetus. But in order to check, down syndrome tests are carried out if the woman - after being subjected to some screening tests - have shown to be at "high risk". These pregnancies are then candidates for further diagnostic testing.

How an ultrasound works

An ultrasound scan is cyclic sound pressure with a frequency greater than the upper limit of human hearing. Although this limit varies from person to person, it is approximately 20kilohertz (20,000 hertz) in healthy, young adults and thus, 20 kHz serves as a useful lower limit in describing ultrasound scans.

The production of the ultrasound scan is used in many different fields, typically to penetrate a medium and measure the reflection signature or supply focused energy. The reflection signature can reveal details about the inner structure of the medium. The most well known application of ultrasound scans is its use in sonography to produce pictures of fetuses in the human womb. There are a vast number of other applications for it as well, such as a pelvic ultrasound scan. We would advise a pelvic ultrasound scan as part of the initial investigation in women with fertility problems to check that the uterus appears normal and whether the ovaries have a polycystic appearance.

Health Professionals

The fertility clinic at Innermost Secrets

We offer a range of tests, including pregnancy scans, ultrasound scans and other medical services at our fertility clinic to help couples who are battling to conceive a baby.

Our fertility clinic, run by experienced and expert medical staff also provides consultations, specialist tests to check ovulation, tubular patency and male factor infertility problems. The fertility clinic also offers various other therapies for women and couples to help them to conceive.

Early pregnancy scans

Many people ask 'why have early pregnancy scans?' The answer is clear - early pregnancy scans can detect an ectopic pregnancy, confirm a pregnancy, identify twins or triplets and more. The estimated due date can also be worked out through pregnancy scans. Having early pregnancy scans can also identify major abnormalities and identify twins.

Antenatal care is vital

The antenatal care clinic at Innermost Secrets is very thorough in guiding and advising pregnant mothers-to-be. An antenatal care booklet is available to pregnant women in the NHS in England and Wales. This antenatal care book explains key advice from NICE (National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence) and is useful to read through to answer any questions you may have during your pregnancy. The booklet aims to help you understand the antenatal care that should be available in the NHS during your pregnancy and what you can expect throughout your time as an expectant mum.

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