About Us
Couples from Greece or abroad are offered the high-quality services of ivf and infertility center of INTERBALKAN EUROPEAN MEDICAL CENTER located in Thessaloniki, Greece.
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Read moreAll types of treatments are provided such us intrauterine insemination, in vitro fertilization, ICSI, oocyte donation, embryo donation, sperm donation assessment of repeated miscarriages
All types of treatments are provided
Read moreHumane approach and personalised treatments. All medical files are examined by specialized doctor in fertility, Dr. Mina Tavaniotou MD, Msc, PhD.
Humane approach and personalised treatments
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Read moreAs Thessaloniki offers a great potential for vacations due to the proximity of tourist areas medical treatments could be combined with tourist packages.
Great potential for vacations
Read moreLearn about Infertility treatments and IVF procedure
Fertilization of Oocyte
What is TESE or FNA?
TESE is the TEsticular Sperm Extraction. Under local anaesthesia or sedetion sperm is taken directly from the testis through small incisions. It is done in cases of non- obstructive azoospermia.
FNA or Fine Needle Aspiration. Under local anaesthesia or sedetion sperm is aspirated from the testis with the use of small needles. It is done in cases of obstructive azoospermia (i.e when there is a block in the canal that delivers the sperm).
They are generally well tolerated and man can go on with their work or daily activity.
The biopsy material is examined for spermatozoa that can be used to fertilize the oocytes with ICSI.
What is the preferable method of Fertilization technique?
Fertilization technique depends on the characteristics of the sperm sample and couple’s history.
- FERTILIZATION USING THE CONVENTIONAL METHOD (standard IVF)
This method is indicated when all sperm parameters (concentration, motility, morphology) are within normal range.
In this method, oocytes are cultured together with some hundreds of thousands of spermatozoa overnight. - FERTILIZATION USING THE ICSI METHOD
This is indicated when the values of one or more sperm parameters are lower than the normal levels (oligospermia, asthenospermia, teratospermia, azoospermia).
ICSI is also indicated when there is a history of unexplained infertility.
ICSI is also done when there was no fertilization with the conventional IVF method in a previous IVF cycle.
This is an alternative oocyte fertilization method in which a single sperm is directly injected in the cytoplasm of each oocyte, by using a special fine needle.
Approximately seventeen hours after fertilization, embryologists examine the number of fertilized oocytes.
Recent Scientific Publications
Maternal menopause as a predictor of anti-Müllerian hormone level and antral follicle count in daughters during reproductive age
Is the ovarian reserve in a woman at a given age associated with her mother's age at menopause?
Read more...Should ovarian tissue freezing be considered experimental?
- Composed for IVF-Worldwide.com Blog by Dr. Sherman Silber, St Lukes Hospital, St Louis, Missouri
For fertility preservation, the ASRM has finally ruled that oocyte freezing for cancer patients, or even for social reasons is no longer to be considered experimental.
Read more...When is a pregnancy non viable?
A new article Published in journal Fertillity and Sterility in November 2012 by Tom Bourne and Cecilia Bottomley entitled “When is a pregnancy nonviable and what criteria should be used to define miscarriage” According to the article new criteria should be applied to avoid considering as miscarriages pregnancies that are otherwise viable.
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