We recommend to start the treatment with the initial consultation. This is a part of our philosophy, which emphasises a personal aproach to each patient at each stage of treatment. We have a "one doctor – one patient” principle. This means that the same doctor whom you see at your initial consultation will co-ordinate the entire treatment process, including matching you to a suitable donor, preparing you and your donor, collecting the eggs from the donor and finally transferring the embryo or embryos to you, the recipient.
The waiting time for this initial visit is 1 – 2 months. Because we have a huge bank of screened egg donors available, we are able to match you to a donor within 2 weeks and perform the embryo transfer within 2 months after the initial interview. These 2 months are mostly required to synchronise the menstrual cycles of the recipient and the donor.
For the first appointment you will need only one day , but it is naturally a very pleasant idea to combine your visit with a nice long weekend in St. Petersburg. Please note, that any documentation about your previous tests and/or treatment methods would be valuable for understanding your case. We also require a letter from your local general doctor giving us information about your common state of health and having no contraindications to pregnancy. This letter can be brought to the first or second visit.
The second visit takes 3 days if the sperm of the partner has been frozen in the clinic during the first visit, or if you are using donated sperm. If you prefer to use fresh sperm from your partner, the second visit will take 7 days. Sperm freezing saves at leas 4 days of stay (because there are 5 days between the day when the sperm is required and the day of the embryo transfer).
The initial consultation includes:
- gathering and structuring your medical data
- an ultrasound scan of your ovaries and uterus
- an evaluation of your chances of success, according to your medical history and scan
- laboratory blood tests (if required)
- sperm examination and sperm freezing (if required)
- discussing and fixing the criteria for selecting the egg donor selection according to your individual wishes
- making a precise and convenient schedule to prepare the recipient for the embryo transfer, including the exact dates of the second visit
- prescribing the medication required to prepare for the transfer
The costs of the initial consultation including ultrasound scan are 120 Euro. All the laboratory examinations as well as sperm examination and sperm freezing are not included in the costs of the initial consultation and if done, should be paid separately. Sperm freezing and storage 1 year costs 350 Euro.
Here you can find the listing of the laboratory tests (incl. costs) required for all the patients undergoing treatment at O.L.G.A. Fertility Clinic. They should be valid to the time the treatment starts. We do not require them to be ready to the initial visit. We just ask you to make inquires at your local doctor's and to let us know if you would like to do them at your initial visit at O.L.G.A. Fertility Clinic or at the home country.
Both partners:
1. HIV, Hepatitis B and C, Lues (valid 3 months) - 61 Euro (per person)
2. Blood group - 14 Euro (per person)
Female partner:
Blood count (valid 1 month) - 12 Euro
Biochemical blood test (AlT, AsT, Bilirubin, Creatinine, Glucose, general Protein) (valid 1 month) - 36 Euro
Pap smear (cancer prevention smear) (valid 1 year) - 21 Euro
Bacteriology smear (valid 1 month) - 11 Euro
Please note, that other tests may be recommended to the couple individually at the initial consultation according to the previous history.
In some patients (20-30% of people who come to the initial consultation) it is not possible to schedule an exact embryo transfer date at the initial visit if your medical history or tests reveal the presence of cysts, myomas at a specific location, polyps, adenomyosis, endometriosis, unbalanced thyroid hormones, or menstrual cycle abnormalies. These conditions often reduce the chance of getting pregnant in egg donation treatment, so it can take some months to treat them to optimise your chances. After you have successfully completed treatment for these conditions, we will send you a schedule by e-mail.
Reasons for the initial consultation
One reason why the success rate of egg donation treatment is so high at O.L.G.A. Fertility Clinic is that all our patients come for an initial consultation before undergoing treatment. By performing our own up-to-date ultrasound, sperm and blood tests, and by discussing the medical history of our patients thoroughly, we are able to offer everyone the best possible chance of giving birth to a healthy child.
For example, we know from experience that the 20-30% of patients who have the type of conditions listed above have a better chance of success once these problems have been resolved. If they had come to the embryo transfer visit directly without attending for an initial consultation, they would have had 3 options:
a) to go through with the embryo transfer and have a lower chance of pregnancy and/or live birth rate than they would have had after optimising their medical status;
b) to freeze the embryos, optimise their medical status and come for a frozen embryo transfer (which results in a 30% pregnancy rate versus 60% after a fresh embryo transfer)
c) to cancel the cycle, which would lead to the loss of more than 3000 Euro (each recipient gets a personal donor and finances the stimulation and compensation of this donor).
We are sorry to say that there is very small percentage of patients who have absolute contraindications to the treatment or such low chances that we are forced to say no to egg donation treatment. That is hard, but saves the patient a lot of unnecessary investment and false hopes.
The initial visit has also a very important psychological aspect. Fertility treatment is an extremely stressful experience. This is especially true in the case of egg donation, particularly if you have already spent years undergoing unsuccessful IVF or other forms of fertility treatment. Having to travel to a strange country for egg donation is yet another factor that adds to the stress. When you visit the new country for the first time, the stress is greatest because you have to discover out how to book flights, look for hotels, organise a visa(!), and search for the clinic in the city... Lots of arrangements have to be made, and you may worry about whether you will arrive on time and what our clinic and doctors are like.
Apart from all the important medical issues of the initial consultation, please look at this visit as a good opportunity to make your second visit (for the actual embryo transfer) as smooth as possible. For example, you will already be familiar with the visa process, you will arrive in a city you already know, the same driver will probably pick you up at the airport, you will stay in a hotel you know (or at a better one that you noticed during your first visit), you will be confident that the clinic is just around the corner from your hotel, and you will know what our clinic and your doctor look like…And when you come for the second time, you will already be sure that you can trust us all to do our very best for you.
We always try to make your visit convenient for you by scheduling it according to your wishes, and we can help with booking a hotel close to the clinic. O.L.G.A. Fertility Clinic is located in the middle of St. Petersburg, with dozens of hotels and interesting sights within walking distance.
If you would like to book an initial consultation, please send us an e-mail to info@olgafertilityclinic.com and we will offer you several possibilities of dates to choose from.
We hope to be able to help you fulfil your wish for a child, and look forward to hearing from you soon.
If you have questions, we are ready to answer them in English under +78123363059 09:00-16:00 Moskow time or per e-mail info@olgafertilityclinic.com
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