For those patients living far away from Barcelona, the Centre prefers to practice IVF because pregnancy probabilities per cycle are higher. In this way, results are optimized and trips are reduced.
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First visit
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- The patient shall be visited by a
gynaecologist specialized in FIV. The process to be followed will be planned and studied.
- It is important that the woman is not in the menstrual period.
- The corresponding test in each case will be carried out.
- The consent document corresponding to the selected assisted reproduction treatment shall be signed, thus accepting the medical, biological, legal, ethical, and financial aspects.
- The medicine and the instructions for its usage shall be delivered to the patient.
- The Medical Centre will specify the ideal date to begin the treatment
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Documents that you must supply in your first visit
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- All the available clinical files.
- If the FIV treatment is performed with donor semen, a recent FSH, LH and Inhibine B hormone analysis
carried out on the third day of menstruation.
- The couple's blood type and RH.
- The couple must visit in order to select the male/female donor so that the physical characteristics will be the most ideal or similar.
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Which tests are necessary before practising an IVF with bank sperm ?
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- An ultrasound to discard pathologies that could reduce the technical success.
- A basal hormone test done the 3rd day of mense.
- An embryo transfer catheter test.
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Who donates semen ?
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In our Donation Program, most of the donors are universitary students who knew about us thanks to the information left at Universities. They undergo a complete health check up through thorough medical and analytical tests so as to avoid the risk of transmitting any disease.
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Semen donation, does it take a long time ?
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NO. the centers concerted by Quali Medic they have bank of semen .Patients can choose
When yo start the treatment.
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Donor's characteristics, can be known ?
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YES, you can know everything about the donor but his/her personal identity.
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Are donors searched according to patients' physical resemblance ?
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Donors are assigned according to Group and Rhesus factor and physical features, trying to match as much as possible the physical appearance of the donor and that of the recipient couple.
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Second appointment
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Once the patient has been given a course of one daily injection during 8 to 10 days, ovulation tests are carried out (blood tests and ultrasounds) to assess follicle development.
These tests are done until egg retrieval is performed.
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How is ovocytes retrieval procedure performed?
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The patient is under general sedation, so she does not feel any pain. Ovarian punction is performed ultrasound-guided via vagina. It usually lasts about 15 minutes.
After that, the patient remains at the Postoperative Surveillance Unit approximately for an hour. It is only necessary an ambulatory admission and it is recommended to rest for 24 hours.
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How is the embryo transfer performed ?
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Two or three days after ovocytes retrieval, 2 or 3 embryos are transferred to the uterus, depending on their quality and on the patient's age. Resting at the hotel is recommended during the whole day. On the following day the patient is ready to travel.
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How long does the patient stay in Barcelona ?
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From 7 to 10 days depending on the patient's response to stimulation.
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