Carole is the CEO, Medical Director and Founder of the Agora Clinic in Brighton, the largest Fertility Clinic in Sussex offering both NHS and privately funded treatments. She is a Consultant Gynaecologist and specialist in Fertility and Reproductive Medicine. She pioneered the first fertility program for patients in the UK living with HIV and believes that all individuals, whatever their ethnicity, sexual orientation or gender identity should be professionally supported and guided in their parenting journey. The Agora Clinic is renowned for embracing diversity and is currently leading the way in the provision of inclusive fertility care in the UK.
The one part of the IVF journey I find patients fear most is the egg collection stage, especially in their first cycle. It is easy to see why of course as it is the most invasive step of the whole procedure and some form of sedation is normally given, which for many women is their […]
