The program includes:
- Initial presentation in the clinic
- clinical history taking
- general clinical examination
- laboratory examinations:
- complete blood count
- blood biochemistry
- immune analysis
- hormonal tests:
- androgens
- progesterone
- prolactin
- thyroid hormones (T3, T4, TSH)
- gynecological examination
- colposcopy
- taking a smear
- hormonal stimulation
- artificial insemination (AI)
- nursing services
- elaboration of further recommendations
How program is carried out
During the first visit, the physician will conduct a clinical examination and go through the results of previous laboratory tests and instrumental examinations. After that, you will undergo an additional examination, including complete blood count, laboratory assessment of liver and kidney function, hormonal tests. Based on the results of the examinations, the physician will make sure that there are no contraindications to hormonal stimulation and subsequent intrauterine (artificial) insemination with donor sperm.
Intrauterine (artificial) insemination with donor sperm is carried out as the day hospital procedure, without mandatory admission to the hospital. Cryopreserved sperm is used for it. Donor sperm undergoes obligatory quality control and infection control.
After hormonal stimulation of ovulation, you will have an ultrasound scan with folliculometry. With its help the physician will make sure that you have a fully-grown egg that is eligible for fertilization. Donor sperm is introduced into the uterine cavity through a thin catheter. The procedure is painless, but the physician can use a local anesthetic, if needed.
After the insemination, you will need to remain in the supine position for about 30-40 minutes.
After the completion of intrauterine (artificial) insemination with donor sperm, you will receive the medical report with detailed recommendations regarding further follow-up. You can leave the hospital on the day of your procedure. In the future, you can contact the physician for accompanying the pregnancy.
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About the department
The Department of Reproductive Medicine at the Eurofertil IVF Center Istanbul offers the full range of services in the area of its specialization. The department began its clinical practice in 2001 and became the first medical facility of this kind in Turkey. For more than 18 years of successful experience, the clinic has earned a solid reputation not only throughout the country, but also far beyond its borders. For the benefit of patients, the clinic employs an extensive medical team of about 1,000 people. The key focus of medical practice is IVF (in vitro fertilization), but the doctors also successfully use other assisted reproductive technologies, thanks to which women obtain the joy of motherhood. The department is headed by Dr. med. Hakan Ozornek.
The department's doctors believe that only the use of the very latest technologies in combination with an individual approach to each clinical case is the optimal algorithm for the effective treatment of infertility. Prior to prescribing a particular treatment regimen, both partners undergo comprehensive diagnostics, which allows the doctors to determine the exact causes of problems with conceiving and it serves as the basis for the selection of the most effective treatment tactics. As a rule, the diagnostics include an ultrasound scanning of the reproductive organs in women, a spermogram for the assessment of the quality and number of sperm in men, and hormone testing in women. Obviously, the treatment is preceded by a consultation, during which the doctor tells the couple in detail about their factors of infertility and possible treatment methods for this problem.
In most cases, in vitro fertilization (IVF) is prescribed for the treatment of infertility, which is currently the most effective and widespread procedure in reproductive medicine. The most common indications for IVF are fallopian tube obstruction, insufficient sperm count, low sperm motility, unsuccessful previous experience of intrauterine insemination, infertility of unknown origin and severe types of endometriosis. The IVF procedure consists of such stages as ovulation induction with the help of hormonal therapy, egg harvesting (follicular puncture) and sperm, fertilization of eggs, growing (cultivating) embryos, embryo transfer into the uterine cavity, pregnancy test to confirm fertilization. The department's specialists are proud of the highest success rates of IVF, which are even higher than in the clinics of the USA and European countries.
The department's range of medical services includes:
- In vitro fertilization (IVF)
- Intrauterine insemination (IUI)
- Intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI)
- Drug treatment of infertility (for example, therapy using clomiphene, gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist, etc.)
- Stem cell therapy of infertility (indicated for men with azoospermia, women in menopause without ovarian reserve)
- Embryo monitoring using a modern EmbryoScope system for the selection of the highest quality embryos, which significantly increases the chances of successful conception
- Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (diagnostics of genetic disorders in the embryo before its implantation into the uterus, namely, before pregnancy)
- Embryo cryopreservation
- Micro-TESE (efficient procedure for the detection and harvesting sperm for artificial insemination)
- Intracytoplasmic morphologically selected sperm injection (IMSI)
- "Golden Egg" technology, which is a technique for harvesting a healthy egg in woman with insufficient ovarian reserve; the obtained material is subject to genetic testing (the method is especially effective in older women, women with insufficient ovarian reserve and women with recurrent miscarriage)
- Other treatments for fertility
Curriculum vitae
Dr. med. Hakan Ozornek is the Head of the Department of Reproductive Medicine at the Eurofertil IVF Center Istanbul and the Medical Director of this center. In 1990, he graduated from the Faculty of Medicine at the Istanbul University. After completing his compulsory service in Yozgat, he worked as an Assistant in Cerrahpaşa Faculty of Medicine, Department of Anatomy.
He underwent his professional training in the Department of Obstetrics at the University Hospital Duesseldorf between November 1993 and February 1999. He was also part of the IVF team of the same department within the same period. He was in charge of the IVF Laboratory for 18 months.
Dr. Ozornek conducted research on andrology in the Andrology Laboratory in Chicago, on reproductive endocrinology and assisted reproductive techniques in the Women's Health Clinic of the University Hospital Basel, on IVF center quality systems in Boston.
Memberships in Professional Societies
- New York Academy of Sciences.
- Turkish-German Gynecological Association.
- German Reproductive Medical Association.
- American Society for Reproductive Medicine.
- European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology.
- Turkish Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
- International Society for Mild Approaches in Assisted Reproduction.
- International Society for Immunology of Reproduction.
- Istanbul Gynecological Association.
- Turkish Infertility Foundation.
Photo of the doctor: © Eurofertil IVF Center
About hospital
The Eurofertil IVF Center Istanbul is the first medical facility specializing in reproductive medicine in Turkey. The idea of establishing the IVF Center was born in 1999 in Germany, and already in 2001 the clinic opened its doors under the leadership of Dr. med. Hakan Ozornek. As of today, more than 28,000 families have the opportunity to enjoy the happiness of being parents. Infertility treatment success rates at the center are among the best in the world and even exceed the average rates of similar clinics in the USA.
Along with the standard procedure, the IVF clinic offers the full range of modern services in the field of reproductive medicine. The therapeutic options cover such advanced procedures as TESE, TESA, PESA, MESA, EmbryoScope technique, Golden Egg technique, ICSI, IUI, stem cell therapy and other treatment methods for infertility.
All procedures, diagnostic and therapeutic manipulations are carried out in strict accordance with standardized international clinical protocols. Another important part of success in infertility treatment is the individual approach to each couple and each clinical case – the doctors determine specific factors of infertility, after the elimination of which the long-awaited pregnancy occurs. Due attention is also paid to the psychological state of the couple, as the reaction of women and men to the diagnosis of infertility can be different.
The medical complex is a Center of Excellence in the field of reproductive medicine and has a noble mission to preserve the family. The highly qualified doctors of the center have vast experience and the necessary clinical knowledge for the long-awaited conception of pregnancy. The professionalism of doctors in combination with innovative assisted reproductive technologies, which they apply in their work, is the key to a successful solution to the problem of infertility, including in particularly difficult clinical situations.
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Accommodation in hospital
Hotel
During an outpatient program, the patient can stay at the hotel of his choice. Our managers will help you choose the most suitable option.