Get second opinion medicine is a right of the patients.
Today, it is common for a person to request more information in the face of a new disease or treatment proposal.
When a patient asks for a second medical opinion, an expert doctor studies the information from your history. You can perform new scans, and issue a report.
Complementing the available information is done with the aim of clarifying and helping to resolve any doubts that may arise.
The queries of Infertility and Sterility often cause the need for second opinion visits. In it Institute of Gynecology of Barcelona Dra. Gómez Roig we offer this medical service.
When can you request a second opinion?
It's always possible ask for a second opinion. Requesting information is not synonymous with mistrust or insecurity.
When a person is diagnosed with a disease or disability that compromises their quality of life. It is understandable that you need the maximum information available.
At the same time, at the proposal of a new treatmentIt is also normal for people to search for and find out about all the existing alternatives.
Today's society has easy access to information.
But sometimes, this needs a professional accompaniment for a better understanding.
Being well informed, and well accompanied, facilitates emotional well-being in the face of illnesses or new situations that we did not count on.
What second opinions are offered at the Institute?
At the Institute of Dr. Gómez Roig Any type of information related to obstetrics and gynecology is offered.
We must emphasize that, in the face of chronic problems or failed results, this type of consultation is frequent.
In the field of infertility and sterility the most common queries are:
esterilidad
Infertility consultations are carried out, when a couple seeks an unsuccessful pregnancy, for a period of more than one year. When there are risk factors, it is recommended that the study begin at 6 months.
repeat abortions infertility
These consultations on repeat abortion or infertility when a woman suffers at least two abortions in a row, or three. If these occur alternately with normal pregnancies.
Implementation failures
The failure to achieve a pregnancy after three cycles of in vitro fertilization, or after the transfer of more than 6 to 10 embryos.
Psychological support for the couple
Finally, psychological support for the couple is necessary and recommended in cases of infertility and sterility.
Other medical services that we offer as informative and in response to the request for a second opinion are:
- Gynecology: doubts about family planning, pathology in gynecological ultrasound, menstrual disorders, symptoms in menopause, cases of pelvic organ prolapse, women with urinary incontinence, breast diseases, cancer and precancerous lesions.
- Psychology and sexology: during the control of pregnancy, in postpartum depression, in the diagnosis and treatment of sterility and infertility, when there is an unfavorable obstetric history, in cases of sexual dysfunction, in relation to couple problems, and in gynecological diseases and neoplasias or cancer.
Can pregnant women also ask for a second opinion?
All women can ask for a second opinion. The pregnant women They can also perform this type of query.
All women can ask for a second opinion. The pregnant women They can also perform this type of query.
Common cases, in which a visit is requested to obtain more information are:
- Doubts about the control and tests that are carried out during pregnancy.
- Risk pregnancies with the appearance of pathology in the fetus or in the mother.
- Respected childbirth care.
- Findings in prenatal diagnosis.
- Ultrasound results.
The professionals of the Institute of Obstetrics and Gynecology of Barcelona Dra. Gómez Roig are at your disposal to offer clear information of high professional quality.
Providing knowledge to women who require it is also part of our specialized human care.
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Head of the Obstetrics and Gynecology Service at the Sant Joan de Déu Hospital in Barcelona. Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Coordinator of the Sixth Course of Medicine at the University of Barcelona, UB. Director of the Dra. Gómez Roig Institute and Coordinator of Obstetric and Gynecological Processes at the Corachan Clinic in Barcelona.