Have a Query?
Call our Clinical Services Manager on 0818 333 310 or email [email protected]
Our clinical team at Waterstone Clinic is available to answer questions on reproductive medicine and give advice on specific clinical cases.
GP Consultation Guide
Our Fertility Consultation Guide is a free, printable educational resource. It provides practical information and a step-by-step guide to help your fertility consultations. Including information to seek from patients, a calculator for the fertility window, and a guide to fertility investigations, this guide will assist your consultations in a practical way.
When To Refer
Refer to a fertility specialist if your patient is:
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Under 35 years of age and has been trying for over 1 year.
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Over 35 years of age and has been trying for over 6 months.
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40 years of age or over, refer immediately
HealthLink referrals can be sent via your practice management system during the patient consultation. A copy of the referral and appointment will be automatically saved into your patient’s records.
Letter referrals can also be sent to Waterstone Clinic. Please include the patient’s contact details and any relevant gynaecological, reproductive, medical and social history.
Investigations for Female Patients
On Day 2/3/4 of the Menstrual Cycle: FSH, LH, Estradiol, Prolactin, T4, TSH, Rubella
Any Cycle Day: AMH
7 Days Before Menstrual Cycle Start: Progesterone
Note: Patients must also have an up-to-date cervical smear test.
Investigations for Male Patients
Semen Analysis Test
Exploring Volume, Concentration (sperm count), Motility and Morphology
Refer to a fertility specialist if your patient has:
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Abnormal semen analysis results
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History of undescended testes
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History of mumps
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History of vasectomy
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History of cancer treatment
Our Clinical Team
Dr John Waterstone
Dr John Waterstone MD MSc MRCOG CCST leads Waterstone Clinic and has devoted his life to women’s health and fertility in the pursuit of parenthood for his patients. He has been the leader of many important milestones for reproductive medicine in Ireland.
Dr Waterstone established Waterstone Clinic (formerly Cork Fertility Centre) in 2002. The Centre has since expanded nationally, with additional clinics in Dublin, Limerick, and Waterford. Dr Waterstone prides himself on being at the forefront of Assisted Reproduction in Ireland. He and his team are known internationally and collaborate with top clinics in the USA, UK, Spain, and Cyprus. He has led the introduction of new fertility techniques to Ireland, many of which have become standard practice.
Dr Waterstone was the first to deliver the first babies born following Pre-implantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) treatments; Pre-implantation Genetic Screening (PGS); and Microsurgical Testicular Sperm Extraction (MicroTESE).
Dr Waterstone’s clinic was the first Irish clinic to implement routine blastocyst culturing, paving the way for elective single embryo transfer. The clinic was also the first to successfully use vitrification for embryo cryopreservation, which improves the viability of frozen embryos.
Dr Waterstone’s career began in the Science Faculty (Genetics) and Medical School of Trinity College Dublin before moving to the Rotunda Hospital, Dublin. Dr Waterstone trained in Obstetrics & Gynaecology before continuing his training and teaching hospitals in London. Dr Waterstone is a consultant obstetrician at Cork University Maternity Hospital and is involved with undergraduate and postgraduate medical education at CUMH. He is committed to leading innovation in Reproductive Medicine in Ireland.
Dr Eithne Lowe
Dr Lowe is a Consultant in Reproductive Medicine and leads the Dublin team. Dr Lowe joined the Waterstone Clinic team in 2021. She has more than twenty years of experience in fertility.
Dr Lowe completed her specialist training at the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London, and worked as a Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist in Galway.
Dr Lowe is particularly interested in working with couples on lifestyle issues to improve the chances of natural conception initially.
Appointments for consultations with Dr Eithne Lowe can be made in both Waterstone Clinic Dublin and Waterstone Clinic Kildare.
Dr Alexandra Toth
Dr Alexandra Toth is a Consultant in Reproductive Medicine at Waterstone Clinic Cork. She joined the team in 2022.
Following her medical training in Hungary, Dr Toth undertook specialist training in gynaecology, working in gynaecological surgery and fertility-related surgery, and completed her training as an Obstetric & Gynaecological Specialist. She had a keen interest in fertility and began working as an IVF Fellow and obstetrician in Budapest in 2016.
Working in IVF clinics and private hospitals, she gained invaluable experience in IVF procedures and obstetric practice, working with multidisciplinary teams before joining the Waterstone Clinic team in 2022.
Dr Toth’s area of special interest is pre-implantation genetic testing and egg donation. Appointments can be made with Dr Toth in Waterstone Clinic Cork.
Dr Peter Wiegandt
Dr Peter Wiegandt MD CCST MRCPI is a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist with specialist training in Reproductive Medicine and extensive experience in fertility. Having previously worked in the largest IVF unit in Budapest, Dr Wiegandt joined the Waterstone Clinic team in 2007.
Dr Wiegandt’s interests and expertise centre on male fertility, pre-implantation genetic testing, and gamete donation.
Appointments can be made with Dr Weigandt in Waterstone Clinic Cork and Waterstone Clinic Limerick.
Dr Dorota Wickiewicz
Dr Wickiewicz is a Consultant Specialist in Reproductive Medicine. She joined the Waterstone Clinic team in 2021.
Dr Wickiewicz trained in the Clinic of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of The Medical University in Wroclaw. She then worked in a large IVF unit in Poland, the European Centre of Motherhood (InviMed Clinic).
Dr Wickiewicz has a special interest in the effects of endometriosis and PCOS on female infertility.
Appointments can be made with Dr Wickiewicz in Waterstone Clinic Cork and Waterstone Clinic Waterford.
Dr Komagal Selvakumar
Dr Komagal Selvakumar is a fertility specialist in the Waterstone Clinic Dublin team.
Dr Selvakumar completed her medical training (MBBS) in India and undertook specialist training in Obstetrics & Gynaecology. After working in this area for almost a decade in hospitals in India, she moved to Ireland to work at the Beacon Hospital.
She joined the Waterstone Clinic team in 2022 to pursue her passion for fertility medicine. She has a particular interest in fertility check, egg freezing and pre-conceptual care.
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Our Clinic Locations
Dublin
(01) 567 6400
Cork
(021) 4865764
Kildare
(045) 940186
Limerick
(061) 311 655