Medicana International Hospital IVF Center, Istanbul
Posted in General Hospitals, İstanbul, IVF Centers, Medical Centers, Obstetricians and Gynecologists
Address: Beylikduzu Street No: 3 Beylikduzu, Istanbul,
Turkey
Phone: +90 (212) 867 79 38 / +90 (212) 867 75 00
Fax: +90 (212) 867 75 32
One of the limited private health investments in the world
Medicana International Istanbul has an indoor area of 30,000
m2. It is comprised of two linked departments including inpatient floors and
outpatient floors. Our hospital was built with the capacity and technical
features to allow for providing service to the patients coming from Istanbul,
Thrace Region and Europe.
Offering any and all types of infrastructure and comfort as
required by modern hospital business and hotel management services, our
hospital has 115 beds in 1 CIP, 5 VIP and 109 standard patient rooms. In
addition to patient rooms, it has 14 General Intensive Care beds, 13
Cardiovascular Surgery Intensive Care beds, 7 Coronary Intensive care beds, 8
Newborn Intensive Care patient beds and provides high level healthcare service
to patients with 7 emergency, 9 angiography, 3 endoscopy observation beds and 8
operating rooms.
All the diagnostic and therapeutic procedures are carried
out by academic-oriented medical team using state-of-the-art medical devices in
Medicana International Istanbul.
Medicana International Hospital IVF Center
We offer a wide range of Assisted Reproductive Technologies
including IVFand ICSI (Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection), Embryo and Sperm
Cryopresevation, Intrauterine inseminations (IUI), ovulation induction,
Co-Culture (Artificial Uterus). Also other micromanipulation methods (assisted
hatching, defragmentation, blastomer biopsy for preimplantation genetic
diagnosis), epididymal or testicular sperm aspiration/extraction (PESA, TESA,
TESE or micro TESE) are carried out in our laboratory.
We generally prefer day 5 (blastocyct) transfer with high
pregnancy rates which carry very low multiple birth risk.. You will have the
benefits of well-trained and English-speaking physicians and support personnel
and besides, you will pay just half the cost of comparable western IVF clinics.
Let us help you to have a healthy new baby as soon as
possible with no waiting list. We pride ourselves on giving this opportunity to
even the most challenging of patients.
Medicana Health Group Quality Assessments
JCI (Joint Commission International) which is one of the few
corporations in the world to give international accreditation certificate in
health sector has been accrediting the health institutions in our country for
recent years and has an agreement with Ministry of Health. In October 2007
Çamlıca Hospital and in 2008 Bahçelievler Hospital have been accredited by JCI.
In 2009, Medicana International İstanbul and Medicana International Ankara
hospitals have been accredited.
In this process, the staff of Medicana Hospitals Group has
participated in trainings about Patient Safety and Constantly Healing
philosophy. Today Medicana Hospitals provide service above international
standards in terms of Infection Control, Patient Care, Risk Management, Patient
Safety, Personnel Qualities, and Information Management etc. Our goal is to
maximize these works and provide constant healing.
Travel and Transportation
Medicana International Patient Center staff can advise you
of the most convenient connections to reach to the relative airport, where a
Medicana representative will meet you and your accompanying family members upon
your arrival and transfer to the hospital with vehicle.
If needed flight / bus / train tickets may be organized by
Medicana International Patient Center staff.
Interpreter Services
Interpreter services for a number of languages are available
for patients. We are trained to interpret in a medical setting according to
accepted national standards while remaining sensitive to the cross-cultural
issues of our patients.
Our services include representatives fluent in English,
Arabic, Russian etc. If we don't have interpreters on-site for a language, we
are supported by cooperated professional language service providers.
The treatment plans, discharge reports and other medical
documents for treatment can be translated into the appropriate language for
patient use by the Medicana International Patient Center.
Accommodations
In addition to our own lodging facilities, Medicana
International Patient Center maintains relationships with a number of hotels
and residential businesses. Before you arrive, International Patient Center
stuff will work with you to identify accommodations that best suit your needs.
In Vitro Fertilization
In Vitro Fertilization Units of Medicana Group of Hospitals
offer highest quality healthcare service based on experience physicians and
state-of-the-art technology medical infrastructure.
In Vitro Fertilization Units use most recent technology and
treatment methods in the field of assisted reproduction techniques. All In
Vitro Fertilization centers of Medicana Health Group host recognized and
reliable specialists who undersigned many successes in the field of
reproductive health.
We offer scientific solutions to couples who imagine to have
a child thanks to our experienced team comprising of gynecologists and
obstetricians, Andrology (male infertility) specialists, embryologists, medical
genetics specialists, psychologists, biologists and nurses.
For in vitro fertilization procedures, our procedures are
identical to those used in leader IVF centers around the world and our
laboratory is continuously inspected, ranging from egg harvesting to embryo
transfer, using state-of-the-art technology. In our center, many procedures are
performed including ovulation therapy, artificial insemination, in vitro
fertilization, micro-injection and all other procedures in the field of
assisted reproduction (laser assisted hatching), defragmantation (eliminating
hazardous wastes in embryo), embryo biopsy for genetic diagnosis of baby before
transfer is made (PGT) and co-culture (artificial womb). Any and all types of
diagnostic and therapeutic services are also offered for male infertility.
In our centers, in additional to diagnosis and treatment of
infertility, couples are also provided psychological support by psychologists
experienced in this field.
Our IVF laboratory
Laboratory and treatment process of your tests are done with
the help of the most modern and advanced technology.
Our Success Rates
Publication of pregnancy rates allows for comparisons
between different clinics. Rates
published by individual fertility centers should be considered carefully, as
some centers set strict patient criteria in order to maintain seemingly
superior pregnancy rates.
Our expertise is reflected in the success rates of Medicana
International Istanbul, which are comparable to the best programs in the World.
We are proud of our success rates and provide our cumulative pregnancy success
rates in the following format.
IVF Processes in Medicana
What is IVF?
In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) literally means that an egg is
fertilised outside the body. Sperm Injection (ICSI) is a slightly more complex
form of IVF where a single sperm is injected directly into an egg, and is used
when there are problems with male fertility. One cycle of IVF takes two to
three weeks to complete, as it involves a number of steps. The steps involved in
an IVF cycle are:
Stimulation of the
Ovaries – A series of injections of a hormone called FSH are given to
stimulate the ovaries to produce more than the usual one egg per cycle.
Long Protocol:
During the program, to get an appropriate response from the drugs, they are
started on the 2nd or 21st day of the menstruation. These drugs are applied
subcutaneously (under skin) or intranasally once a day.
At the end of this period which normally lasts 1 to 3 weeks,
the hormone levels are evaluated with blood analysis. This period can be
prolonged if the hormones are not suppressed. In %5 of the patients, the
program can be canceled if their hormones are not suppressed. These patients
can restart to the program in their next menstrual cycle.
Short protocol:
Hormone treatment is started on the 2nd or 3rd day of the menstruation. The
drugs are used to suppress untimely and irregular effects (e.g. ovulation) of
the hormones that your body secretes. In this protocol, both the time and the
amount of medication are shorter. In our Centre, we usually prefer short
protocol.
Induction of the
Ovaries
When the hormone levels reach the desired level, hMG (LH +
FSH) or pure FSH are used are injected intramusculary or subcutaneously.
Injections have to be done everyday. Additionally, the numbers of follicles are
evaluated by ultrasound. The time of follicle development varies from 1 to 2
weeks depending on the response of the ovaries. This decision is made with the
approval of the couple. Those who do not have adequate response can reattend
the program with the necessary follow-up and different drug protocols
Ultrasound Follow-Up
Since vaginal ultrasound examinations give more detailed
information compared to the abdominal ultrasound transvaginal ultrasound
examination is preferred. This also saves you from discomfort because full
bladder is not necessary. Follicles are liquid-filled sacs which are seen as
dark colored, oval shapes under ultrasound and are thought to have oocyte
inside. As the lubricant gel used is water-based, it does not have any side
effects and does not stain your clothing.
Hormone Follow-Up
Hormone levels are observed by obtaining blood samples on
certain days before beginning to use ovary stimulants. You will be informed in
advance for such examinations.
Since laboratory examinations are initiated after obtaining
blood samples from all patients, personal delays will affect all patients
called on that day. For this reason, you are asked to be careful for timely
fulfillment of your appointment for blood sampling or ultrasound examination.
HCG Injection
When the follicle number and size, hormone level and the
endometrium reaches the desired level, human corionic gonodotropin (hCG), is
injected subcutaneously to mature the eggs and trigger ovulation. In IVF
procedure, eggs are retrieved after 36 hours by emptying the follicles prior ovulation.
You will be provided with clear instructions regarding the timing for this
injection.
Egg Retrieval-Oocyte
Pick Up
On the day of oocyte pick-up, you will come to the hospital
in the morning with your spouse, with empty stomach. You must not eat or drink
anything past midnight the night before the egg retrieval.
First, a sperm sample will be taken from your husband (in
certain cases if necessary, sperms will be extracted from testicles with
operation). Oocyte pick-up will be performed in the operating room under
sterile conditions. It involves a transvaginal ultrasound almost identical to
the scans performed during the monitoring process. A needle guide is attached
to the side of the vaginal ultrasound probe, to accommodate the egg retrieval
needle; under ultrasound guidance, the needle is passed along the ultrasound
guide through the wall of the vagina into the ovary and the fluid within the
visible follicles is aspirated; this fluid contains the egg surrounded by
cells. The aspirated fluid is passed on to the embryologist who identifies the
egg from each aspirate.
During this procedure, you will be given mild anesthesia for
a painless and comfortable operation. The same day, you will be discharged from
the hospital after the doctor visit and information will be given about the egg
number and the following processes. Usually the whole procedure takes 1-2 hours
but we recommend that you spare your whole day to the IVF and do not make any
other plans for that day. Rarely, no eggs can be retrieved from the follicles.
The most common reason for that is not getting your hCG injection in the right
time or right manner.
Progesteron
Application
Starting from the next day of egg retrieval, vaginal gel
should be used. This application should continue until your doctor asks you to
stop. Therefore do not stop your medication without consulting your doctor.
Embryo Transfer
Not every retrieved egg give to an embryo. Embryo transfer
might be canceled if fertilization failure or inadequate embryo formation
occurs. For this reason, you will be called the next day of retrieval and get
information about the fertilization. In the following days, appropriately
developed embryos will be transferred to the uterus. As this procedure is done
as a normal vaginal examination, there is no need for anesthesia. We recommend
that you have a light breakfast before you come to the center. Previously
decided number of embryos will be transferred into the uterus with a plastic
catheter in gynecological examination position. This procedure has to be done
with full bladder. You can be discharged following this process, after a short
rest. Again your IVF doctor will give you information about ET and the days
following it. We recommend a home rest the same day but the following day you can
go back to your routine life style.
Pregnancy Test
Pregnancy test will be performed on the 12th day following
the ET by detecting beta-hCG hormone level in blood. A pregnancy can also occur
despite the bleeding.
For this reason this test has to be done. Depending on the
test result, about 10 days later, vaginal ultrasound examination is needed to
see fetal sac (embryonic sac).
Our Medical Team
Associate Proffessor Dr. Selman Laçin (Gynecologist, Head of
Department)
Op. Dr. Aysun Laçin (Gynecologist)
Proffessor Dr. Bülent Alıcı (Urologist)
Op. Dr. Mehmet Koç (Gynecologist)
Dr. Eylem Yıldırım (Gynecologist)
Dr. Cüneyt Sevinç (Urologist)
Dr. Ridvan Seckin Ozen (Genetician)
Msc. Arife Kunt (Biologist, Head of Laboratory)
Derya Sivri (Head Nurse)
Gülden Çakır (Coordinator)
Aysan Kaya (Coordinator for International Patients)
IVF VIDEO
or
Application
To attend the IVF
program, you have to have a first consultation with your IVF doctor. Please
note the following correspondence numbers and address to make an appointment:
Phone: +90 212 867 79 38 / +90 212 867 75 00
Please click Patient Inquiry Form.
It is important to come to the first visit to the doctor as
a couple and to bring all previous medical records with you.
