Recurrent miscarriage
Contact
- Outpatients appointments
- 020 3312 1117
- Outpatients appointments
- 020 3312 1323
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Over three decades, the recurrent miscarriage service at St Mary’s Hospital has advocated the importance of this previously neglected area of reproductive medicine.
Clinical and laboratory research performed in our unit has transformed the investigation, counselling and treatment of couples with recurrent miscarriages.
Miscarriage is the most common complication of pregnancy and accounts for the majority of acute female presentations to primary and secondary healthcare services in the UK.
At least 25 to 50 per cent of all women will experience one or more early miscarriages before 10 weeks of gestation. Many of these are due to embryo/foetal chromosomal abnormalities, the incidence of which increases with rising maternal age.
Conditions and treatments
Recurrent miscarriage (RM) which is defined as more than three consecutive pregnancy losses, affects one per cent of couples trying to have a baby and is accompanied by significant psychological morbidity.
Treatments we offer
- management of recurrent miscarriages and sub-fertility
- specialist uterine surgery – intra-uterine adhesions (Ashermann’s syndrome)/ septum division / fibroids
- clinical trials
- counselling
- dedicated early pregnancy service
- specialist antenatal clinic
Recurrent miscarriage clinic
Address
Gynaecology Outpatient Department
Second Floor
Winston Churchill Building
St Mary’s Hospital
Praed Street
London W2 1NY
Hours
- Tuesday mornings (video consultation) from 09.00 to 13.00
- Tuesday afternoons - investigations only (ultrasound scan and RMC bloods) from 13.30 to 15.30
Contact information
Phone: 020 3312 1117 or 020 3312 1323
Email: imperial.RMC.Admin@nhs.net
Early pregnancy clinic
Address
Gynaecology Outpatient Department
Second Floor
Winston Churchill Building
St Mary’s Hospital
Praed Street
London W2 1NY
Hours
Wednesday mornings early pregnancy care, 09.00 to 12.00
This clinic is for women who have previously been investigated in the recurrent miscarriage clinic at St Mary’s Hospital
Contact information
Phone: 020 3312 1117 or 020 3312 1323
Email: imperial.RMC.Admin@nhs.net
Meet the team
Consultants
Professor Lesley Regan
Mr Rajendra Rai
Ms Philippa Letchworth
Ms Ayesha Lodhia
Dr Lydia Akinola
Nurse specialists
Charlotte Glover
Research midwife
Danielle Thornton
Reproductive medicine coordinator
Miss Yvette Fenton
Reproductive medicine administrator
Saffa Ali
Patient information
Before your appointment
You can expect to receive your appointment within eighteen weeks of referral. Please remember to bring a list of your current medications and the results of any previous investigations to the clinic if possible.
During your appointment
Please note that we are a teaching hospital, so medical students may be present for some appointments. If you do not wish to have them in the room please let the nurse or doctor know.
During the video consultation, the clinician will go through your family history including medical and obstetrics history. They will also inform you of the investigations and treatments available to you.
After your appointment
The administrative team will contact you via email/telephone to advise of date and time of your ultrasound scan and blood test appointment. This is usually within six weeks of your initial video consultation and will be a face-to-face visit to the hospital. A follow–up video appointment will also be scheduled to discuss the results of your investigations.
Investigations normally take approximately two hours to complete.
Refer to this service
Please use NHS e-Referrals to refer a patient to our service.
Our service accepts referrals for patients who:
- Have had three or more miscarriages less than 13 weeks or one or more miscarriages greater than 13 weeks
- Have had no more than one previous live birth
- Are female less than 42 years of age
GP advice
GPs may call or email our service for advice about referrals.
Phone: 020 3312 117 / 020 3312 1323
Email: imperial.RMC.Admin@nhs.net
Postal address
Recurrent Miscarriage Office
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology
St Mary’s Hospital
Ground Floor, Mint Wing
South Wharf Road
London W2 1NY