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Fertilisation with the PICSI (Physiological Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection technique)

PICSI micro fertilisation acts as an extra sperm quality filter and is a technique used for the best possible selection of sperm, which will be used for injection into the egg with ICSI micro fertilisation. The PICSI method is literally an extra test for the sperm and involves placing the sperm in hyaluronic acid (HA),…

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Egg donor screening & testing

Under Greek legislation covering egg donation procedures, all egg donors must be under 35 years of age, but usually active egg donors are no older than 32. Under Greek law they are screened for the following list of tests. Blood group & RhesusHaemoglobin Hb electrophoresisAMH (Anti-Mullerian Hormone)HIV, HbsAg, Anti-HCV, VDRL,NAT (HIV – HbsAg – Anti-HCV)Cytomegalovirus…

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Οvarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS)

The assisted reproduction procedures are perfectly safe medical interventions, but unfortunately there are many myths regarding the impact of IVF on the health of the patients who undergo it. However, if one were to ask what a real complication of IVFcould be, nobody would hesitate to mention the ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome.   The ovarian hyperstimulation is…

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