Department of Reproductive Medicine - Memorial Sisli Hospital Istanbul

About the Department of Reproductive Medicine at Memorial Sisli Hospital Istanbul

The Department of Reproductive Medicine at the Memorial Sisli Hospital Istanbul offers the full range of top-class medical services for patients with fertility disorders. The primary specialization of the medical facility is in vitro fertilization, which helps women to achieve the desired pregnancy. 

The Chief Physician of the department is Prof. Dr. med. Semra Kahraman. The specialist is an internationally recognized doctor in his field of competence. She is engaged not only in clinical, but also in research activities, implements innovative approaches to the treatment of infertility in the department, thanks to which she achieves excellent results.

As of today, the department has earned an impeccable reputation not only in Turkey but throughout the world. The department pioneered the use of such techniques as surgical sperm retrieval and microinjection, embryo freezing procedures, endometrial cell cultivation and preimplantation genetic diagnostics in Turkey. Thanks to the professional treatment of infertility, more than 10,000 babies were born within the walls of the hospital.

Structurally, the department consists of the In Vitro Fertilization Center, the Andrology Center and the Perinatal Center, as well as various specialized laboratories. It is the only hospital of this kind in Turkey, which combines all related disciplines under one roof. In addition, the department is the first and only center, which is certified by the Ministry of Health to train doctors, embryologists, biologists and nurses for in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures.

The department also specializes in preimplantation genetic diagnostics of embryos in couples with the risk of genetic pathologies. This type of diagnostics can reveal thalassemia, spinal muscular atrophy, hemophilia and other pathologies in the embryo.

The department's medical team, which consists of 70 highly qualified specialists applies all their experience and clinical knowledge in order to bring the woman the long-awaited joy of motherhood. The use of the latest and the most effective treatment methods contributes to the fact that excellent results are achieved here. The best proof of the impeccable medical service is the steadily growing number of patients who come here from different parts of the world.

The department's range of medical services includes:

• Clinical procedures
  • Diagnostics of infertility in men and women
  • Infertility treatment using classic and innovative techniques – ovulation induction, intrauterine insemination, in vitro fertilization
  • Oocyte retrieval using transvaginal ultrasound
• Surgical procedures for the diagnostics and treatment of infertility
  • Hysteroscopy (method of minimally invasive examination of the uterine cavity using hysteroscope with the possibility of therapeutic manipulations)
  • Laparoscopy (minimally invasive surgical technique for the examination of the abdominal organs, ovaries, uterus, and fallopian tubes)
• Procedures for the diagnostics and treatment of male infertility
  • Spermogram
  • Sperm FISH analysis in severe types of male infertility
  • Extended diagnostics of male infertility – Halo, Tunnel tests, etc.
  • Cryopreservation of testicular and sperm tissues
  • Microdissection testicular sperm extraction (micro-TESE)
  • Testicular sperm aspiration (TESA)
• Innovative procedures
  • Co-cultivation of embryo with endometrium
  • Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)
  • Oocyte maturation in the laboratory
  • HLA typing for the determination of the biological compatibility of cells, which are participants of the In Vitro Fertilization Program
  • Rapid freezing of spermatozoa, embryos and ovarian tissue by means of vitrification
  • Immunoglobulin therapy
• Genetic health services
  • Genetic consultations for couples who already have a child with a genetic disorder or for couples who are carriers of a genetic disorder
  • Analysis of chromosome structure and quantity (karyotype analysis)
  • Preimplantation genetic diagnostics for the exclusion of chromosomal abnormalities in the embryo before transfer to the uterus
  • HLA typing for diseases caused by such genetic defects as thalassemia, leukemia, etc.
  • Cytogenetic testing after amniocentesis, cordocentesis
  • QF-PCR amniocentesis 
  • Diagnostics of such life-threatening diseases as Mediterranean anemia, cystic fibrosis, sickle cell anemia in embryos
• Other diagnostic and therapeutic options