Couples with problem pregnancy from Plovdiv and the region will have the opportunity to consult a leading specialist from abroad for free on 9 and 10 June 2017. Prof. Dr. Cem Ficiggiuolu has extensive international experience and applies an innovative method that leads to a higher success rate in IVF with male factor infertility. He is coming to our country at the invitation of the Health Information Center "Medical Karadži", as part of their initiative to provide Bulgarian patients with access to the most advanced methods in medicine.
Prof. Dr. Cem Ficidjioluye specialized and worked in the USA, UK, Belgium and Turkey. He has authored over 200 scientific articles and presentations and has been the director of the In Vitro Center at Yeditepe University Hospital in Turkey since 2005. This is one of the few centers in the world that uses an innovative method of in vitro fertilization with microchip technology, which gives new hope to many couples with reproductive problems. It has been applied in cases with male factor infertility and has led to a significant increase in cases in which pregnancy is achieved.
The male factor accounts for almost half of the cases of problem pregnancy. This means that the possibilities of conceiving naturally are limited due to reduced sperm count or reduced sperm motility. In these cases, microfluidic chip technology is applied to help select the healthiest and most viable sperm.
"These chips are etched with tiny grooves or strips. When two strips fuse, the energetic sperm swim away, while the weaker or damaged ones are collected separately. The selected sperm are then used by microinjection," describes the method Prof Dr Jem Ficigiolu. This ensures the creation of higher quality embryos and a higher chance of pregnancy.
The innovative technique has been developed very recently and is currently introduced in only a few leading IVF clinics in the world, including Yeditepe University Hospital in neighbouring Turkey. The hospital reports that the application of the method leads to an increase in the success rate of in vitro fertilization, and Prof.. Mr Ficigiuolu described it as "a significant breakthrough in the treatment of male infertility".
Microchip technology is just one of all the methods for better success in IVF procedures that are applied at Yeditepe. Thanks to them, the hospital reports a success rate of 55% in patients under 35 years of age, 47% in those between 35 and 40 years of age, and about 20% in patients over 40.
Now couples with reproductive problems from Plovdiv and the region, who are interested in the new method or wish to consult with the specialist from abroad, have the opportunity for a free consultation with Prof. Dr. Cem Ficigiolu on site in Plovdiv.. 0879009742.
For consultation with prof. The following tests should be provided for a consultation with Mr. Ficiggiolu: AMH, FSH, LH, Prolactin, Estradiol, Progesterone (taken between day 2 and 4 of the cycle); FT3, FT4, TSH, TAT and MAT; Spermogram;
Blood group and factor of both; if desired by patient - Thrombophilia mutations; if hysterosalpingography has been done - provide the pictures and reading.
