Lisa Bagal

Leading Fertility Nurse

     

My path towards my profession 

My career began at the dawn of the 21st century: in 2001 I graduated from St Petersburg Midwifery College, where at that time only girls could study. After the college I got a job as a midwife at an ambulance service. I worked there for three years and gained invaluable experience in the most unpredictable situations, often completely out of my medical area. At that time I realized that the profession of a midwife is not limited only by obstetric care and childbirth — it is just the tip of the iceberg as the professional sea is endless.

In 2005, I started working in a Russian-Finnish private clinic “Scandinavia” as a gynecologist medical assistant. I changed the extreme job of the ambulance for the peaceful and quiet office with a park view and I did not regret it. It was there that I met a marvelous doctor — Dr. Elena Lapina  — and many other amazing gynecologists, obstetricians and experienced midwives. I worked with different doctors and got an enriching experience in communication and organization of working moments from various points of view. During my work in the clinic I often encountered unforeseen situations that required not-standard solutions and it was interesting for me to search and find good solutions.

Later, I was offered to join the Department of Assisted Reproductive Technologies, and it was love at first sight. It is almost impossible to describe in words how wonderful and amazing the world of IVF has turned out to be. At that moment, I met Dr. Olga Zaytseff.

Gaining many years of work experience, I devoted a lot of time to training, improving my professional qualifications, and also managed to go on maternity leave three times.

And in 2017, Dr. Olga Zaytseff offered me to become part of the International Department of the clinic, which she was the head of, and to work with foreign patients. I am very grateful to Dr Olga for seeing my potential and entrusting me with this work. It was both a wonderful professional experience and also a challenge for me in many respects, because at that time I did not use English in my profession.

And later, in 2019, Dr Olga offered me to become part of the team of O.L.G.A. Fertility Clinic and I gladly agreed. For me, this was a natural continuation of the common cause started by Dr Olga more than 15 years ago. We began to work in the new building, located in the historic center of the city. After the renovation, the building seemed to me like a real magic castle, and even now it still has its charm. I am quite sure that "specialists-wizards" work here, helping to make the world a better and happier place.

The O.L.G.A. Clinic

In my life, work plays a great and very important role. 

Helping people achieve their perhaps most cherished dream is a great honor for me. I truly enjoy interacting with our patients. Everyone has their own unique story, with which I discover a multicultural and wonderful world. It not only broadens my horizons, but is also very inspiring.

I am happy to work at O.L.G.A. Clinic with such a wonderful and professional team. We are happy, and sometimes sad together with our patients, but we never give up. We continue to fight for the happiness of each patient, looking for non-standard solutions, solving puzzles and doing everything in our power, and sometimes even more. I am sure that every member of the team is sincerely interested in achieving a positive result and in the successful treatment for each patient. Largely due to this commitment, as well as to the professionalism of the team, miracles regularly happen at O.L.G.A. Clinic.

I feel so at ease here that for me it is one more miracle!

My education and further professional development

2002 — St. Petersburg Obstetrics College, specialty — obstetrics, qualification — midwife.

2006 — Teacher of the deaf and hard of hearing 

2021 — Modern aspects of obstetric care in obstetric institutions, specialty — obstetrics (advanced training).

My personal interests

My two main interests in life are work and family.

We are never bored in our family!

Together with my beloved husband, we are raising three sons. Now they already go to school, and it is very interesting for me to participate in their growing up.

And we also have a dog — a small poodle. We live near the park and I like to walk with him. This is a regular action that allows you to forget about all the worries and just enjoy the walk. And at home two cats and a small water turtle are always waiting for us.

If I have time for myself, then I enjoy reading, learning English or doing creative work. And, of course, I like to walk around the center of St. Petersburg. I am fascinated by the details of the previous centuries that connect such different and unlike eras.

 
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Upcoming Webinars

Becoming a mother in mature age is your personal choice and we are here to provide you with all the information, guidance and support that you need in this journey. We will discuss most common doubts and concerns, explain the chances, risks, and processes for IVF with own eggs and donor eggs, introduce Combined Package, specifically designed for women over 40, offering a great opportunity to have both IVF own eggs and egg donation options available for you at the same time being sure of the final success.

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Hotel Copenhagen Island, Kalvebod Brygge 53

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Litteraturhuset (Berner), Wergelandsveien 29

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Egg donation is an easy and simple medical process with foreseeable successful results – healthy babies. The psychological aspect of accepting egg donation is significantly more complex, it needs information, dialog, support and time. Together with a brilliant therapist and our former patient Cilla Holm @jagvillhabarn, Dr. Olga is going to try to help you open the door to egg donation. Cilla became a mother using double donation in OLGA Clinic 7 years ago.

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With participation of former egg donors who will share their stories and answer your questions.
Dr. Olga will join to explain the medical process for egg donors, introduce our Egg Donor Database and explain how to use it for your individualized egg donor choice.

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We will focus on diagnostics and individualized treatment of those inflammatory, hormonal, immune and other conditions that may impair implantation and lead to pregnancy losses. The goal is to increase live birth rates per each embryo transferred and reduce the potential number of embryo transfers till live birth by optimally preparing the uterus and the whole body for forthcoming embryo transfer.

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No more “What-Ifs”–Time to choose Your Life.
Join Therése Neaimé @thereseneaime at her exclusive webinar about later motherhood, solo motherhood, donor conception.
Our doctors will share live birth rates and obstetrical outcomes in women who received embryo transfers at OLGA Clinic at the age 45-46 and 48-52; they will also explain how OLGA Clinic checks general health in older women prior to pregnancy for safety of the mother and the child.
“You will always have this dream, now when you are in your 40s, and you will still have this dream if you do not let it happen, when you are in your 50s or 60s. The difference is in that when you are in your 40s this dream may still become a reality!”

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Our former patient Frances @francescatherinae will share her story of 3 failed IVF attempts in Sweden with just 2 blastocysts within those 3 IVF cycles and 9 blastocysts and a baby within 2 IVF cycles in OLGA Clinic. The doctors will explain what has helped Frances become a mother; they will also provide a systematic review on the individualized IVF approach in OLGA Clinic using own eggs, PGT-A and money back guarantee.

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Media & Press

Svenska Dagbladet, Sweden | Text: Erik Nilsson | Photo: Linus Sundahl-Djerf | Translation into English: Maria Jeffs | Published 28 Feb 2025

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