Appointment Information

Appointments may be made on 1800 262 533 or by clicking on the selected clinic where more information as well as contact details are provided.  Brisbane or the Gold Coast. 

The following information is provided here to help make your potential stay as efficient, as safe, and as pleasant as possible. When actually making your booking the staff will remind you of the relevent information you will need prior to your appointment - and an online brochure is also available to download and print out.

Things to bring with you

• Current Medicare card
• Health Care card, pension card, if any
• Your Doctor's referral letter, if any
• Blood Group report, if any
• Ultrasound Report, if any
• All your current medications
• A packet of adhesive sanitary pads…not panty liners
• A supportive adult to accompany you home

About Your Anaesthetic

Your anaesthetic options will be discussed with you prior to your operation and your anaesthetist will be with you throughout your entire operation to monitor your heart and oxygenation - as well as your anaesthesia. It is important that you have nothing to eat (including milk) for 5 hours and nothing to drink except clear fluids (up to 200 mls of water, black tea or black coffee) for 3 hours prior to your appointment. Please do not wear jewellery, make up or nail polish as this may interfere with your monitoring.

You should take all your usual medications on the morning of your appointment EXCEPT oral hypoglycaemic agents if you have diabetes.. If you are insulin or steroid dependent or have any concerns about a specific illness, please let the clinic know at the time of your booking.

After your operation you are likely to feel slightly tired for the rest of the day, and it is also possible to experience transient light headedness. For these reasons we suggest that you have a responsible adult to accompany you home and, that wherever possible, you avoid public transport.

At the Clinic

You will be given information outlining your operation and anaesthia, your medical history will be reviewed, and you will be able to freely discuss your decision and concerns with your counsellor. This may be a time consuming process but it is necessary to enable you to make an informed decision and to sign medical consent. Your stay in the centre will last for approximately 3-5 hours from the time of your appointment until you are ready to go home. Written post operative instruction will be provided and you will be offered advice on future contraceptive choices. You will be given a script for antibiotics and for oral contraception should you require it.

Interpreter service

It is usually simplest if you bring a friend or relative to interpret for you.  If  this is not possible, please notify the clinic prior to your appointment so that and interpreter can be arranged. 

Please note there are no facilities for children at the clinic and that the presence of young children may upset some other vulnerable patients. For this reason it is best to arrange child care for your time with us and to let us know if your time is therefore restricted. It may be possible to arrange your appointment to fit in with your childrens' care or carers timing.