Short C.V. Mina Tavaniotou, MD, MSc, PhD

All couples should undergo a number of basic tests.

For woman:

• Hormonal tests (day 2-5 FSH, E2, TSH, PRL). Women over 35 or women with low number of resting follicles at ultrasound should examine their AMH
• Gynecological ultrasound to exclude any uterine or ovarian pathology
• Hysterosalpingogram days 6-12 of the cycle
• Prenatal testing:
  • General blood and urine tests
  • Blood type - Rhesus
  • Hemoglobin electrophoresis
  • Sickle cell anaemia
  • Hepatitis Β, C
  • HIV I and II
  • Syphilis
  • Toxoplasma IgG IgM
  • Rubella IgG IgM
  • Vaginal cultures
• Cervical cultures
  • Mycoplasma
  • Chlamydia

For some women laparoscopy or hysteroscopy might be indicated depending of previous history and findings of the exams

• Trial of embryo transfer
  (In some cases of narrow or cervical canal, dilatation of the cervix is recommended);

For man:

• Sperm diagram and sperm culture
• Prenatal testing:
  • General blood tests
  • Hemoglobin electrophoresis
  • Sickle cell anaemia
  • Blood type - Rhesus
  • HIV I and II
  • Hepatitis B, C
  • Syphilis

In cases of non-obstructive azoospermia or severe oligoasthenospermia, where the concentration of spermatozoa is less than 5 million/ml, the man should do:

• Testing for chromosome Y microdeletions;
• Karyotype.

In cases of obstructive azoospermia Cystic fibrosis test shoud be done