So this post comes just on time. We tell you everything you need to know to continue your treatment that has been temporarily frozen by the COVID-19 pandemic.
If you had planned to start an ovarian stimulation or another assisted reproduction procedure in our centers, or you have been scheduled to perform a Hysteroscopy, its normal to ask yourself what changes have been implanted to reinforce your safety, if you will have to take the COVID test- 19 or if you can be accompanied, or … All this information will be provided by your doctor and the IREGA staff, so don’t worry.
The good news is that since June first, we are starting to work efficiently, orderly and gradually with all the procedures and the gyneco-obstetric consultations which are already open for face-to-face attention once a week on a scheduled basis, although if you have an emergency do not hesitate to call us and we will attend you as soon as possible. If your interest is to start the process of assisted reproduction, you are in the interpretation phase of studies or your situation is not a medical emergency, we invite you to take your online consultation, a modality that we are implementing since the 2nd stage of the pandemic; This option will allow you to continue your treatment from your safety home.
The gradual opening will allow us to schedule all the interventions that we had to postpone due to the Sanitary Alert that the Mexican government issued, which is daily updated at the national and regional level. According to the guidelines of the governments of each state (Guerrero, Puebla and Quintana Roo), it will gradually return to the new normal in the IREGA clinics, until all activities resume. In our case, we also abide by the recommendations of the Mexican Association of Reproductive Medicine, which will be giving the appropriate guidelines and specific clinical protocols for Mexico, based on the scientific evidence that is being generated worldwide about the influence of COVID-19 on assisted reproduction treatments. All the provisions we are taking are to guarantee the security of your treatment; We are aware of your wishes and we will notify you as soon as possible.
What if I am pregnant?
In case that you are pregnant and have been scheduled for a cesarean section or delivery, you should know that in our centers we are about to start the COVID-19 tests on all pregnant women before delivery, and if its positive, the measures of protection and security must be taken. But you must be calm, because usually, there are no cases of transmission of this disease from mother to child during pregnancy, and the few cases of transmission of the disease to the baby have been with mild symptoms and occurred due to an unplanned delivery; so we invite you to come to your prenatal control with the appropriate measures and follow the recommendations of your doctor.
When do they restart the work?
Actually, we didn’t stop working at any time, we continue making home office, plan strategies, train our staff through online conferences that have been given by specialists from around the world, and we have even given some of them to the world. We have followed up on your concerns through social networks, emails and phones; In addition, having adjusted our protocols and been in continuous medical updating from all areas: reproduction, maternal fetal, gynecology, psychology, nutrition, laboratory, nursing, administration and the entire IREGA corporate. An important part during the March-April-May period have been our doctors, psychologists and nutritionists who have kept in contact with you to help in your physical and mental well-being; making adjustments in your personal or partner life and eating habits that will help improve the conditions of your return to treatment, hoping that you have taken advantage of the time in these difficult times.
In the coming weeks we will be working on this transition until we can resume all the services and procedures that we regularly practice; It is the wish of all our centers, for which we ask for your support and understanding. Of course, resistance always arises, insecurities and obstacles that are not usually resolved immediately, so we give you all the confidence to get in touch with us and provide you with all the necessary tools to resolve that which would prevent you from achieving have a healthy baby at home.
What steps are being taken for the return?
In addition to the subject of your procedure, you are likely to be more concerned with your own health now more than usual. For this reason you should know that at the Galenia Hospital, IREGA Acapulco and the Puebla Hospital, safe and independent circuits have been established for patients affected and not affected by COVID-19 and the preventive measures recommended by the current health authorities in our country are followed. . Among the sanitary measures applied in our clinics are: the use of personal protection means, avoiding crowding, disinfection of offices, operating rooms or common areas after each procedure or consultation, and the requirement of individual protection measures.
We recommend that you attend only with your partner, since there are restrictions on the number of people, as well as the access of children and elders who come as companions. It is important that you know and apply individual protection measures: the use of face mask is mandatory, both in the office and in the hospital, keep a healthy distance, constantly wash your hands or use antibacterial gel and avoid touching your face.
It is worth to mention that most of our gynecological procedures are ambulatory, so the cases which require a hospital stay are few and we perform them in certified hospitals that has the necessary care. In these cases a companion is allowed, which can be your partner, a family member or a friend.
There are still more things know and keep in mind, we will do the COVID-19 PCR test, which is the most
reliable for detecting the infection. Small samples of biological material are required and the results are obtained within a period of approximately 48 hours. If it is negative, you should not worry and you can continue with your treatment, taking extreme sanitary measures to avoid becoming infected during the period that this lasts. Depending on how long the process is, we may request additional testing at some point in the treatment. If positive, the intervention or procedure can wait, most likely to be postponed until you have cleared the infection. When the operation is urgent, it is performed in an operating room specially prepared for these cases, so you shouldn´t worry about.
We hope that all this information will be useful for you, and if you want to consult us, or it has not been clear for you, you can call us. Think that soon we will be working normally and that all the protection measures we are taking are necessary to have the best conditions for you, your family and your future baby. It should not affect you if they are not following the recommendations in another place, WE CARE about YOU and the other loved ones around you; otherwise, we would not have followed the international recommendations that are in force and would continue in an interrupted manner. We are also trying to tropicalize all the international recommendations to our environment according to the conditions of each workplace. We have long experience, so relax and let the experts guide you!
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Dr. Bry’an Adan Oliveros Galeana