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CRADLE is a registered Scottish Charity that provides support to individuals and couples experiencing infertility. Our organisation is run for patients by patients.
The aim of Cradle is to provide education and support to those with infertility issues or who may be currently going through fertility treatment.
Our group focuses on providing;
- emotional support to individuals and couples,
- up to date information on ‘patients rights’ and
- education in the field of fertility problems and treatment from a wide range of staff from the medical, pharmaceutical and science professions.
Cradle Meetings are held on a regular basis, normally on the first Thursday of each month.
The next Cradle meeting is on Thursday 2nd February at 7pm at GCRM. We are delighted to have Marco Gaudoin, from GCRM doing a talk on PGS.
Dr. Marco Gaudoin, MBChB, MD FRCOG – Medical Director, GCRM
Marco graduated from Edinburgh in 1987 and trained there initially but undertook his higher specialist training in Glasgow. He has been involved in the fields of reproductive medicine and infertility since 1995 and set up an assisted reproduction programme in conjunction with the South Glasgow NHS Trust in 1999. He took up his first consultant post in England, but returned to South Glasgow in 2002 to take up his Consultant post in Obstetrics & Gynaecology (Southern General Hospital, Victoria Infirmary and Ross Hall Hospital).
His MD thesis was on single fetal cell prenatal diagnosis. He has published widely in all areas of reproductive medicine and infertility and continues to pursue these research interests.
Marco has worked fulltime at GCRM since March 2010, which has allowed him to take forward clinical developments to the benefit of all patients.
Summary of PGS
Pre-implantation genetic screening (PGS) analyses the genetic constitution of an embryo to determine whether it is normal or abnormal. It involves removing the polar body or cells from the embryo and subjecting it to DNA analysis (array CGH) to examine the chromosome make-up (complement) of the cell. This in turn reflects the chromosome complement of the embryo and by excluding abnormal embryos, it increases the chances of a successful pregnancy. It also increases the chances of having no embryo transfer in that cycle.
New members and visitors are welcome to attend and to listen to or question our guest speakers as well as to meet up with existing members who are willing to discuss and share experiences. Please contact a Cradle member beforehand to check for last-minute changes.
For details of other forthcoming and previous meetings see our Meetings page.
We would love if you were able to come along to what are always very informative evenings.
Cradle has a growing library of reference material available for issue or on loan to those who may be interested. You can request an item by completing our on-line form (opens in new window), or by contacting us via the details on our contact us page. If you know of a relevant publication that would be of benefit to our members, use our form to suggest it and we will purchase it – making sure you can be first to borrow it. Visit our ‘News and Views‘ section to read all the latest updates on fertility treatments.