{"id":15099,"date":"2026-09-28T11:05:28","date_gmt":"2026-09-28T10:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/faq\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T13:42:36","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T12:42:36","slug":"faq","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kinderwunschaerztin.de\/en\/faq\/","title":{"rendered":"FAQ"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Con\u00adsul\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Our Ser\u00advices<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Pati\u00adent por\u00adtal<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Cos\u00adts<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Fre\u00adquent\u00adly asked ques\u00adti\u00adons about con\u00adsul\u00adta\u00adti\u00adons<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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When should we seek medi\u00adcal advice if we are try\u00ading to con\u00adcei\u00adve?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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As a gene\u00adral gui\u00adde\u00adline: If you are under 35 and pregnan\u00adcy has not occur\u00adred despi\u00adte regu\u00adlar, unpro\u00adtec\u00adted inter\u00adcour\u00adse after twel\u00adve months, a medi\u00adcal eva\u00adlua\u00adti\u00adon is recom\u00admen\u00added. From age 35, you should take this step after around six months, as fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty decli\u00adnes with age. For women over 40, an imme\u00addia\u00adte evaluation\u2014or a con\u00adsul\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon right at the start of try\u00ading to conceive\u2014may be advi\u00adsa\u00adble, becau\u00adse time is a decisi\u00adve fac\u00adtor at this stage of life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regard\u00adless of age, an ear\u00adlier appoint\u00adment is wort\u00adhwhile if your cycle is irre\u00adgu\u00adlar or stops, you have seve\u00adre peri\u00adod pain, endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis or PCOS is known, the\u00adre are chan\u00adges in the ute\u00adrus or fallo\u00adpian tubes, the\u00adre are indi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons of redu\u00adced male fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty, or the\u00adre have been repea\u00adted mis\u00adcar\u00adri\u00ada\u00adges. In prin\u00adci\u00adple, both part\u00adners should be exami\u00adned. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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How does the initi\u00adal con\u00adsul\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon with us work?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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At the first appoint\u00adment, we want to under\u00adstand whe\u00adre you are medi\u00adcal\u00adly and per\u00adso\u00adnal\u00adly. Our fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty spe\u00adcia\u00adlists take ple\u00adnty of time to review your medi\u00adcal histo\u00adry, your cycle, your pre\u00advious expe\u00adri\u00aden\u00adces and your ques\u00adti\u00adons, and to inter\u00adpret any exis\u00adting fin\u00addings. This is fol\u00adlo\u00adwed by an ultra\u00adsound exami\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon, and tog\u00ade\u00adther we plan the next diagnostics\u2014such as hor\u00admo\u00adne tests, cycle moni\u00adto\u00adring, tubal dia\u00adgno\u00adstics or a semen ana\u00adly\u00adsis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We also explain open\u00adly what we recom\u00admend and why. This helps to nar\u00adrow down pos\u00adsi\u00adble cau\u00adses quick\u00adly and defi\u00adne the next steps indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal\u00adly. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What do I need for the initi\u00adal con\u00adsul\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon, and do I have to deci\u00adde on a tre\u00adat\u00adment before\u00adhand?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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No decis\u00adi\u00adon is requi\u00adred in advan\u00adce. Espe\u00adci\u00adal\u00adly if you are still unsu\u00adre, the con\u00adsul\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon pro\u00advi\u00addes ori\u00aden\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon: we cla\u00adri\u00adfy your ques\u00adti\u00adons and give you a well-foun\u00added medi\u00adcal assess\u00adment, on the basis of which you can plan your next steps at your own pace. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After you book your appoint\u00adment, you will recei\u00adve a detail\u00aded medi\u00adcal histo\u00adry ques\u00adti\u00adon\u00adn\u00adaire so that we can prepa\u00adre in a tar\u00adge\u00adted way. No pri\u00ador dia\u00adgno\u00adstics are requi\u00adred. You are wel\u00adco\u00adme to send us any exis\u00adting fin\u00addings, lab results or docu\u00adments from pre\u00advious tre\u00adat\u00adments in advan\u00adce, or bring them with you to the appoint\u00adment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Can the initi\u00adal con\u00adsul\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon also take place by video?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Yes. In addi\u00adti\u00adon to in-per\u00adson con\u00adsul\u00adta\u00adti\u00adons at our pri\u00adva\u00adte cen\u00adter in Munich, we offer video con\u00adsul\u00adta\u00adti\u00adons. They are con\u00adfi\u00adden\u00adti\u00adal and encrypt\u00aded via a cer\u00adti\u00adfied sys\u00adtem and take about an hour. You will recei\u00adve the neces\u00adsa\u00adry docu\u00adments in advan\u00adce by email, com\u00adple\u00adte them online and send them back to us. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The video con\u00adsul\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon covers all aspects of fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty counseling\u2014for cou\u00adples, sin\u00adgle women, les\u00adbi\u00adan cou\u00adples and pati\u00adents who would like infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon about social free\u00adzing.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Which exami\u00adna\u00adti\u00adons are part of fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty dia\u00adgno\u00adstics?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Com\u00admon\u00adly, this includes a hor\u00admo\u00adne analysis\u2014especially the AMH value to assess ova\u00adri\u00adan reserve\u2014an ultra\u00adsound of the ova\u00adries and ute\u00adrus, cycle dia\u00adgno\u00adstics to eva\u00adlua\u00adte fol\u00adlic\u00adle deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment, and an assess\u00adment of tubal paten\u00adcy. For the part\u00adner, this includes a semen ana\u00adly\u00adsis, sup\u00adple\u00admen\u00adted as nee\u00added by expan\u00added semen dia\u00adgno\u00adstics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Depen\u00adding on the situa\u00adti\u00adon, spe\u00adcia\u00adli\u00adzed tests may be added, such as ana\u00adly\u00adses of the endo\u00adme\u00adtri\u00adum or immu\u00adno\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adcal exami\u00adna\u00adti\u00adons after repea\u00adted mis\u00adcar\u00adri\u00ada\u00adges.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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What could be the reason if pregnan\u00adcy does not occur?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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The reasons may lie with the woman, the man, or both\u2014and not uncom\u00admon\u00adly, seve\u00adral fac\u00adtors inter\u00adact. In women, the main issues include dis\u00ador\u00adders of egg matu\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon or ovu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon, endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis, chan\u00adges in the fallo\u00adpian tubes or ute\u00adrus, age-rela\u00adted decli\u00adne in egg qua\u00adli\u00adty, and hor\u00admo\u00adn\u00adal con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons such as PCOS, thy\u00adro\u00adid dys\u00adfunc\u00adtion or ele\u00adva\u00adted pro\u00adlac\u00adtin levels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In men, it is pri\u00adma\u00adri\u00adly about sperm pro\u00adduc\u00adtion and qua\u00adli\u00adty, as well as vari\u00adco\u00adce\u00adles, testi\u00adcu\u00adlar con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons, gene\u00adtic chan\u00adges, infec\u00adtions, dis\u00ador\u00adders of sperm trans\u00adport or cer\u00adtain medi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons. In some cou\u00adples, no clear cau\u00adse is found initi\u00adal\u00adly despi\u00adte tho\u00adrough eva\u00adlua\u00adti\u00adon (idio\u00adpa\u00adthic infertility)\u2014which does not mean the\u00adre is none. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Should my part\u00adner also be exami\u00adned?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Yes. Male fac\u00adtors play an equal\u00adly important role: in about half of affec\u00adted cou\u00adples, a male cau\u00adse or con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adting cau\u00adse is found. Redu\u00adced fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty in men often goes unno\u00adti\u00adced for a long time and can only be iden\u00adti\u00adfied through a semen ana\u00adly\u00adsis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

That is why, ide\u00adal\u00adly, both part\u00adners should be exami\u00adned tog\u00ade\u00adther from the out\u00adset. Many men also have their fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty che\u00adcked even befo\u00adre or at the begin\u00adning of try\u00ading to conceive\u2014the semen ana\u00adly\u00adsis is a straight\u00adfor\u00adward test and pro\u00advi\u00addes an ear\u00adly initi\u00adal assess\u00adment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Do you also tre\u00adat sin\u00adgle women and les\u00adbi\u00adan cou\u00adples?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Yes. In addi\u00adti\u00adon to hete\u00adro\u00adse\u00adxu\u00adal cou\u00adples, we sup\u00adport many sin\u00adgle women and fema\u00adle cou\u00adples on their path to having a child\u2014using donor sperm. We often start with inse\u00admi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon; depen\u00adding on age and medi\u00adcal pre\u00adre\u00adqui\u00adsi\u00adtes, howe\u00adver, IVF or ICSI may be the more sen\u00adsi\u00adble approach from the out\u00adset. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the initi\u00adal con\u00adsul\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon, we dis\u00adcuss the medi\u00adcal, legal and orga\u00adniza\u00adtio\u00adnal steps\u2014from sel\u00adec\u00adting a sperm bank to plan\u00adning the tre\u00adat\u00adment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Can I come to you for a second opi\u00adni\u00adon?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Yes. Many pati\u00adents and cou\u00adples ask us to inter\u00adpret exis\u00adting fin\u00addings, pre\u00advious tre\u00adat\u00adments or a pro\u00adpo\u00adsed tre\u00adat\u00adment plan\u2014for exam\u00adp\u00adle, if ques\u00adti\u00adons remain open, seve\u00adral tre\u00adat\u00adments have alre\u00ada\u00addy taken place, or an important decis\u00adi\u00adon is pen\u00adding. We review your docu\u00adments, assess the cour\u00adse to date, and dis\u00adcuss whe\u00adther the cur\u00adrent approach still makes sen\u00adse or what alter\u00adna\u00adti\u00adves are available. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is hel\u00adpful to pro\u00advi\u00adde as many lab fin\u00addings, medi\u00adcal let\u00adters, sti\u00admu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon plans and\u2014after IVF\/ICSI\u2014embryology reports as pos\u00adsi\u00adble, ide\u00adal\u00adly befo\u00adre the appoint\u00adment. Chan\u00adging cli\u00adnics is not man\u00adda\u00adto\u00adry: whe\u00adther you con\u00adti\u00adnue your cur\u00adrent path or pro\u00adceed with tre\u00adat\u00adment with us is a decis\u00adi\u00adon you can make at your own pace. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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It is not working for a second child\u2014should we have an eva\u00adlua\u00adti\u00adon?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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If no fur\u00adther pregnan\u00adcy occurs for at least twel\u00adve months after a pregnan\u00adcy has alre\u00ada\u00addy occur\u00adred (from age 35: six months), this is refer\u00adred to as secon\u00adda\u00adry infer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty. Esti\u00adma\u00adtes sug\u00adgest this affects about one in ten cou\u00adples try\u00ading to con\u00adcei\u00adve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sin\u00adce the first pregnan\u00adcy, ova\u00adri\u00adan reser\u00adve, cycle pat\u00adtern, hor\u00admo\u00adne balan\u00adce, the ute\u00adrus or fallo\u00adpian tubes may have chan\u00adged; more rare\u00adly, adhe\u00adsi\u00adons after a ces\u00adare\u00adan sec\u00adtion or a niche defect in the scar can make implan\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon more dif\u00adfi\u00adcult. The partner\u2019s sperm qua\u00adli\u00adty can also chan\u00adge unno\u00adti\u00adced. Tar\u00adge\u00adted dia\u00adgno\u00adstics can the\u00adr\u00ade\u00adfo\u00adre show whe\u00adther tre\u00adat\u00adment is necessary\u2014often it is suf\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adent to tre\u00adat the under\u00adly\u00ading cau\u00adse. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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When is fur\u00adther eva\u00adlua\u00adti\u00adon advi\u00adsa\u00adble after a mis\u00adcar\u00adria\u00adge?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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A mis\u00adcar\u00adria\u00adge is a major bur\u00adden. The good news is that after a sin\u00adgle mis\u00adcar\u00adria\u00adge, the chan\u00adces of the next pregnan\u00adcy are still very good; the most com\u00admon cau\u00adse of ear\u00adly mis\u00adcar\u00adri\u00ada\u00adges is ran\u00addom chro\u00admo\u00adso\u00admal chan\u00adges in the embryo. Fur\u00adther dia\u00adgno\u00adstics are pri\u00adma\u00adri\u00adly advi\u00adsa\u00adble after repea\u00adted mis\u00adcar\u00adri\u00ada\u00adges or if addi\u00adtio\u00adnal risk fac\u00adtors or pre-exis\u00adting con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons are pre\u00adsent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pos\u00adsi\u00adble cau\u00adses then include, for exam\u00adp\u00adle, chan\u00adges in the ute\u00adrus, hor\u00admo\u00adn\u00adal or meta\u00adbo\u00adlic con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons, clot\u00adting and auto\u00adim\u00admu\u00adne dis\u00ador\u00adders such as anti\u00adphos\u00adpho\u00adli\u00adpid syn\u00addro\u00adme, more rare\u00adly gene\u00adtic fac\u00adtors in the par\u00adents, or increased sperm DNA frag\u00admen\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon. We cla\u00adri\u00adfy which exami\u00adna\u00adti\u00adons are neces\u00adsa\u00adry in a per\u00adso\u00adnal con\u00adsul\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fre\u00adquent\u00adly asked ques\u00adti\u00adons about dia\u00adgno\u00adstic pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adres & tre\u00adat\u00adments<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Which tre\u00adat\u00adment makes sen\u00adse for unmet desi\u00adre to have child\u00adren?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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We always deci\u00adde this based on your fin\u00addings. Not every woman or cou\u00adple needs assis\u00adted repro\u00adduc\u00adtion: often it is suf\u00adfi\u00adci\u00adent to tre\u00adat the under\u00adly\u00ading cau\u00adse in a tar\u00adge\u00adted way or to opti\u00admi\u00adze the cycle. Depen\u00adding on the fin\u00addings, the fol\u00adlo\u00adwing opti\u00adons are par\u00adti\u00adcu\u00adlar\u00adly con\u00adside\u00adred: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • Cycle moni\u00adto\u00adring or timed inter\u00adcour\u00adse (VZO, \u201cinter\u00adcour\u00adse at the opti\u00admum time\u201d):<\/strong> Using ultra\u00adsound and hor\u00admo\u00adne levels, we deter\u00admi\u00adne your fer\u00adti\u00adle days as pre\u00adcis\u00ade\u00adly as pos\u00adsi\u00adble.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Hor\u00admo\u00adn\u00adal sti\u00admu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon:<\/strong> It sup\u00adports egg matu\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon and ovu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon, for exam\u00adp\u00adle in the case of hor\u00admo\u00adn\u00adal abnor\u00adma\u00adli\u00adties.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Inse\u00admi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon (IUI):<\/strong> It is advi\u00adsa\u00adble if the fallo\u00adpian tubes are open and semen qua\u00adli\u00adty is at most mild\u00adly redu\u00adced.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • IVF or ICSI:<\/strong> The\u00adse may be con\u00adside\u00adred in the case of blo\u00adcked fallo\u00adpian tubes, signi\u00adfi\u00adcant\u00adly redu\u00adced sperm qua\u00adli\u00adty, or if pre\u00advious tre\u00adat\u00adments were not suc\u00adcessful.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    We will dis\u00adcuss tog\u00ade\u00adther with you which approach is best sui\u00adted to you after the dia\u00adgno\u00adstics.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    What does the fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty test show, and can it pre\u00addict whe\u00adther I will beco\u00adme pregnant?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    No sin\u00adgle blood value and no exami\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon can relia\u00adbly pre\u00addict whe\u00adther or when you will beco\u00adme pregnant. Howe\u00adver, the fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty test pro\u00advi\u00addes important infor\u00adma\u00adti\u00adon: how your ova\u00adri\u00adan reser\u00adve should be asses\u00adsed in rela\u00adti\u00adon to your age, whe\u00adther the\u00adre are indi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons of an unu\u00adsual\u00adly low reser\u00adve or hor\u00admo\u00adn\u00adal abnor\u00adma\u00adli\u00adties (for exam\u00adp\u00adle with PCOS or thy\u00adro\u00adid dis\u00ador\u00adders), and whe\u00adther fur\u00adther exami\u00adna\u00adti\u00adons make sen\u00adse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The AMH value shows the size of the egg sup\u00adp\u00adly, not the qua\u00adli\u00adty of the eggs\u2014age is the decisi\u00adve fac\u00adtor for that. A low value does not auto\u00adma\u00adti\u00adcal\u00adly rule out a natu\u00adral pregnan\u00adcy. Abnor\u00admal results are review\u00aded by one of our phy\u00adsi\u00adci\u00adans befo\u00adre you recei\u00adve your report; if the\u00adre are signi\u00adfi\u00adcant devia\u00adti\u00adons, we will cont\u00adact you per\u00adso\u00adnal\u00adly. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    How does the fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty test work?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    You have a choice: with the at-home test, you coll\u00adect the blood sam\u00adple with a small fin\u00adger prick and send it in; alter\u00adna\u00adtively, we take the blood at our cen\u00adter. In both cases, we ana\u00adly\u00adze seven hor\u00admo\u00adne values in our laboratory\u2014AMH as well as FSH, LH, est\u00adra\u00addi\u00adol, pro\u00adlac\u00adtin, tes\u00adto\u00adste\u00adro\u00adne and TSH\u2014and a fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty spe\u00adcia\u00adlist eva\u00adlua\u00adtes them indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal\u00adly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Becau\u00adse FSH, LH and est\u00adra\u00addi\u00adol depend on the cycle, the blood draw should take place bet\u00adween cycle day 1 and 5. The AMH base\u00adline check alo\u00adne is pos\u00adsi\u00adble on any cycle day. Unli\u00adke ovu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon tests from drugs\u00adto\u00adres, which only mea\u00adsu\u00adre the LH sur\u00adge, the test pro\u00advi\u00addes an over\u00adview of ova\u00adri\u00adan reser\u00adve and hor\u00admo\u00adne balan\u00adce. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    How should the man prepa\u00adre for a semen ana\u00adly\u00adsis?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Plea\u00adse fol\u00adlow the gui\u00addance on the peri\u00adod of abs\u00adti\u00adnence that you recei\u00adve in advance\u2014the WHO curr\u00adent\u00adly recom\u00admends two to seven days; depen\u00adding on the ques\u00adti\u00adon, a shorter abs\u00adti\u00adnence peri\u00adod may also be advan\u00adta\u00adge\u00adous. Alco\u00adhol, drugs, inten\u00adse phy\u00adsi\u00adcal exer\u00adti\u00adon and fever can tem\u00adpo\u00adr\u00ada\u00adri\u00adly wor\u00adsen the values. Plea\u00adse let us know about any regu\u00adlar medi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons or recent ill\u00adnesses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    If you live near\u00adby, you can coll\u00adect the sam\u00adple at home by arran\u00adge\u00adment; it must then reach us within 40 minu\u00adtes, trans\u00adpor\u00adted clo\u00adse to the body. Becau\u00adse sperm qua\u00adli\u00adty fluc\u00adtua\u00adtes, a repeat test after a few weeks is often advi\u00adsa\u00adble if values are abnormal\u2014and an abnor\u00admal semen ana\u00adly\u00adsis does not auto\u00adma\u00adti\u00adcal\u00adly rule out a natu\u00adral pregnan\u00adcy. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    What is inse\u00admi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon and how does it work?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    With inse\u00admi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon (IUI), moti\u00adle sperm pre\u00adpared in the labo\u00adra\u00adto\u00adry are pla\u00adced direct\u00adly into the ute\u00adrus at the opti\u00admal time using a thin cathe\u00adter. It is sui\u00adta\u00adble, for exam\u00adp\u00adle, in cases of unex\u00adplai\u00adned infer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty, mild\u00adly redu\u00adced sperm qua\u00adli\u00adty, mild endo\u00adme\u00adtrio\u00adsis, or when using donor sperm. At least one patent fallo\u00adpian tube is requi\u00adred. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    We deter\u00admi\u00adne the timing via cycle moni\u00adto\u00adring, if neces\u00adsa\u00adry with ovu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon triggering\u2014in a natu\u00adral or mild\u00adly sti\u00admu\u00adla\u00adted cycle. Pre\u00adpa\u00adring the sam\u00adple takes about 1.5 to 2 hours; the pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adre its\u00adelf takes only a few minu\u00adtes and is usual\u00adly pain\u00adless. A pregnan\u00adcy test is pos\u00adsi\u00adble about 14 days later. Depen\u00adding on age, three to six cycles are com\u00admon befo\u00adre con\u00adside\u00adring IVF. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    What is the dif\u00adfe\u00adrence bet\u00adween IVF and ICSI?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    With IVF (in vitro fer\u00adti\u00adliza\u00adti\u00adon), eggs and sperm are brought tog\u00ade\u00adther in the labo\u00adra\u00adto\u00adry and fer\u00adti\u00adliza\u00adti\u00adon occurs on its own. With ICSI (intra\u00adcy\u00adto\u00adplas\u00admic sperm injec\u00adtion), a sin\u00adgle sperm is injec\u00adted direct\u00adly into the egg. This is main\u00adly con\u00adside\u00adred when sperm qua\u00adli\u00adty is signi\u00adfi\u00adcant\u00adly redu\u00adced or when few eggs were fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adzed in a pre\u00advious IVF cycle. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Which method makes sen\u00adse depends on the cau\u00adse of infertility\u2014one is not inher\u00adent\u00adly more suc\u00adcessful than the other. If the\u00adre is no male fac\u00adtor fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty dis\u00ador\u00adder, IVF and ICSI achie\u00adve com\u00adpa\u00adra\u00adble pregnan\u00adcy and live birth rates in many cases. Even in women over 40, ICSI alo\u00adne has no pro\u00adven advan\u00adta\u00adge sole\u00adly due to age, becau\u00adse it can\u00adnot com\u00adpen\u00adsa\u00adte for age-rela\u00adted chan\u00adges in egg qua\u00adli\u00adty. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    What are the risks of IVF?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    The most important risk is ova\u00adri\u00adan hyper\u00adsti\u00admu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon syn\u00addro\u00adme (OHSS). In this case, the ova\u00adries react very stron\u00adgly to the hor\u00admo\u00adnes and enlar\u00adge; flu\u00adid can also accu\u00admu\u00adla\u00adte in the abdo\u00admen. Indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal\u00adly dosed medi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon, modern pro\u00adto\u00adcols and clo\u00adse moni\u00adto\u00adring signi\u00adfi\u00adcant\u00adly redu\u00adce the risk; if the risk is increased, embry\u00ados can be fro\u00adzen and trans\u00adfer\u00adred later. Com\u00adpli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons during retrie\u00adval, such as blee\u00adding or infec\u00adtion, are rare. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The risk of mul\u00adti\u00adples depends pri\u00adma\u00adri\u00adly on the num\u00adber of embry\u00ados transferred\u2014when a sin\u00adgle embryo is trans\u00adfer\u00adred, it is very low and com\u00adpa\u00adra\u00adble to a natu\u00adral pregnan\u00adcy.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    At what age does social free\u00adzing make sen\u00adse, and how many eggs should be fro\u00adzen?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Bio\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adcal\u00adly, the rule is: the youn\u00adger you are when free\u00adzing, the bet\u00adter the later chan\u00adces, becau\u00adse the num\u00adber and qua\u00adli\u00adty of eggs decline\u2014usually noti\u00adce\u00adab\u00adly from the mid-30s. The years bet\u00adween the late 20s and mid-30s are the\u00adr\u00ade\u00adfo\u00adre a good time to address the topic. Social free\u00adzing is still pos\u00adsi\u00adble at 40, but the chan\u00adces of suc\u00adcess are then signi\u00adfi\u00adcant\u00adly lower. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    As a gui\u00adde, depen\u00adding on age and the desi\u00adred num\u00adber of child\u00adren, around 20\u201330 matu\u00adre eggs may be sen\u00adsi\u00adble. Even a high num\u00adber of eggs does not gua\u00adran\u00adtee a child, becau\u00adse not every egg sur\u00advi\u00adves tha\u00adwing. In the con\u00adsul\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon, we cal\u00adcu\u00adla\u00adte your indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal chan\u00adces and a sen\u00adsi\u00adble tar\u00adget num\u00adber. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    How does social free\u00adzing work, and does it use up my ova\u00adri\u00adan reser\u00adve?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    A cycle takes about two weeks: after around ten to twel\u00adve days of hor\u00admo\u00adn\u00adal sti\u00admu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon with ultra\u00adsound and blood checks, final matu\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon is trig\u00adge\u00adred; about 36 hours later, egg retrie\u00adval fol\u00adlows under short anes\u00adthe\u00adsia. The matu\u00adre eggs are vitri\u00adfied the same day and stored at around \u2212196\u00b0C, whe\u00adre they do not con\u00adti\u00adnue to age bio\u00adlo\u00adgi\u00adcal\u00adly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    This does not use up ova\u00adri\u00adan reser\u00adve fas\u00adter, and meno\u00adpau\u00adse does not start ear\u00adlier: sti\u00admu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon uses fol\u00adlic\u00adles that would matu\u00adre in each cycle any\u00adway and would other\u00adwi\u00adse be lost. Tem\u00adpo\u00adra\u00adry sym\u00adptoms such as a fee\u00adling of tight\u00adness, bloa\u00adting or fati\u00adgue are pos\u00adsi\u00adble; accor\u00adding to cur\u00adrent know\u00adledge, long-term health risks are not known. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Can sperm also be fro\u00adzen?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Yes\u2014for per\u00adso\u00adnal reasons, for exam\u00adp\u00adle if having child\u00adren is plan\u00adned much later, befo\u00adre a vasec\u00adto\u00admy, or befo\u00adre tre\u00adat\u00adment such as che\u00admo\u00adthe\u00adra\u00adpy that can impair fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty. The\u00adre is no gene\u00adral age limit. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    After semen ana\u00adly\u00adsis and infec\u00adtion scree\u00adning, the sam\u00adple is pre\u00adpared, mixed with a cryo\u00adpro\u00adtec\u00adtant medi\u00adum and cryo\u00adp\u00adre\u00adser\u00adved in liquid nitro\u00adgen. How many samples are sen\u00adsi\u00adble depends on sperm qua\u00adli\u00adty and your fami\u00adly planning\u2014more sperm are usual\u00adly nee\u00added for later inse\u00admi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon than for ICSI. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Whe\u00adre does donor sperm come from, and is sperm dona\u00adti\u00adon anony\u00admous?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    We work with licen\u00adsed sperm banks in Ger\u00adma\u00adny and abroad, inclu\u00adding in Ger\u00adma\u00adny and Den\u00admark. Donors are com\u00adpre\u00adhen\u00adsi\u00adve\u00adly scree\u00adned, for exam\u00adp\u00adle for infec\u00adtions as well as gene\u00adtic and chro\u00adnic con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons. You choo\u00adse the donor yours\u00adelf based on veri\u00adfied pro\u00adfiles; a known donor may also be an opti\u00adon. If you later wish to have a sibling from the same donor, addi\u00adtio\u00adnal samples can be reser\u00adved depen\u00adding on the sperm bank. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    The dona\u00adti\u00adon is not anony\u00admous: donor data are recor\u00added in the sperm donor regis\u00adter so that the child can learn their gene\u00adtic origin\u2014up to the 16th bir\u00adth\u00adday via the par\u00adents, and the\u00adre\u00adaf\u00adter inde\u00adpendent\u00adly. The donor has no legal paren\u00adtal role and is not lia\u00adble for child sup\u00adport. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Fre\u00adquent\u00adly asked ques\u00adti\u00adons from pati\u00adents<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    Which online ser\u00advices are available for pati\u00adents in tre\u00adat\u00adment?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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    In our pati\u00adent por\u00adtal, you can con\u00adve\u00adni\u00adent\u00adly com\u00adple\u00adte important steps online:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Request a repeat pre\u00adscrip\u00adti\u00adon: send pre\u00adscrip\u00adti\u00adon requests for your ongo\u00ading tre\u00adat\u00adment online.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Book a moni\u00adto\u00adring appoint\u00adment: for exam\u00adp\u00adle, sche\u00addu\u00adle ultra\u00adsound and blood draw appoint\u00adments online.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Cal\u00adcu\u00adla\u00adte due date: deter\u00admi\u00adne your esti\u00adma\u00adted due date and other important pregnan\u00adcy dates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      Why is the first cycle day important for my tre\u00adat\u00adment?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      Plan\u00adning your next tre\u00adat\u00adment steps beg\u00adins with the first day of your period\u2014for exam\u00adp\u00adle for inse\u00admi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon, IVF, ICSI, social free\u00adzing or a fro\u00adzen cycle. So that we can coor\u00addi\u00adna\u00adte your appoint\u00adments in good time, plea\u00adse let us know brief\u00adly. You can do this easi\u00adly online via our pati\u00adent por\u00adtal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Cycle day 1 is the first day of true mens\u00adtru\u00adal blee\u00adding with fresh, red blood; light spot\u00adting before\u00adhand does not count. If blee\u00adding starts after 6 PM, the fol\u00adlo\u00adwing day is con\u00adside\u00adred cycle day 1. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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      How often do I need to come in for moni\u00adto\u00adring during hor\u00admo\u00adn\u00adal sti\u00admu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      Regu\u00adlar ultra\u00adsound checks are important to assess fol\u00adlic\u00adle matu\u00adra\u00adti\u00adon and num\u00adber and to adjust medi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon; depen\u00adding on the cour\u00adse, we also mea\u00adsu\u00adre hor\u00admo\u00adne levels. The inter\u00advals depend on how your ova\u00adries respond\u2014during cycle moni\u00adto\u00adring, it is usual\u00adly two to three appoint\u00adments per cycle, spa\u00adced two to three days apart. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      If no fol\u00adlic\u00adle matures, we adjust the dose or medi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon. You can book your moni\u00adto\u00adring appoint\u00adments online. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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      Can I work or exer\u00adcise during tre\u00adat\u00adment?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      Yes, tre\u00adat\u00adment can usual\u00adly be com\u00adbi\u00adned well with work and ever\u00ady\u00adday life. You only need to plan a litt\u00adle time for moni\u00adto\u00adring appoint\u00adments. Exer\u00adcise is also gene\u00adral\u00adly pos\u00adsi\u00adble. If the ova\u00adries beco\u00adme more enlar\u00adged due to sti\u00admu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon or sym\u00adptoms increase, we recom\u00admend tem\u00adpo\u00adr\u00ada\u00adri\u00adly redu\u00adcing inten\u00adsi\u00adve acti\u00advi\u00adty. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      You should take the day off for egg retrie\u00adval. After seda\u00adti\u00adon or anes\u00adthe\u00adsia, you must not dri\u00adve yours\u00adelf for at least 24 hours. We will be hap\u00adpy to dis\u00adcuss what makes sen\u00adse in your situa\u00adti\u00adon indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal\u00adly. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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      Do I need to take it easy after inse\u00admi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon or embryo trans\u00adfer?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      No, bed rest is not neces\u00adsa\u00adry and does not impro\u00adve the chan\u00adces. After inse\u00admi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon, you can resu\u00adme your nor\u00admal rou\u00adti\u00adne, inclu\u00adding work and exer\u00adcise, after a short rest. After embryo trans\u00adfer, nor\u00admal acti\u00advi\u00adties such as wal\u00adking are usual\u00adly pos\u00adsi\u00adble; whe\u00adther and when light exer\u00adcise is advi\u00adsa\u00adble depends on how you feel and how your ova\u00adries respond, and is dis\u00adcus\u00adsed indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal\u00adly. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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      When can I take a pregnan\u00adcy test?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      After IVF or ICSI with a fresh trans\u00adfer, we mea\u00adsu\u00adre the pregnan\u00adcy hor\u00admo\u00adne hCG in the blood, usual\u00adly about 14 days after egg retrieval\u2014i.e., depen\u00adding on the trans\u00adfer day, nine to ele\u00adven days after the trans\u00adfer. We will tell you the exact date. After inse\u00admi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon, a uri\u00adne or blood test is pos\u00adsi\u00adble after about 14 days. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Plea\u00adse do not test too ear\u00adly at home: detec\u00adta\u00adble hCG from the trig\u00adger injec\u00adtion can distort the result.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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      Which sym\u00adptoms mean I should cont\u00adact you imme\u00addia\u00adte\u00adly?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      After egg retrie\u00adval, mild lower abdo\u00admi\u00adnal pain or a fee\u00adling of tight\u00adness is nor\u00admal for a few days. Plea\u00adse cont\u00adact us if pain is seve\u00adre or incre\u00adasing. If you have seve\u00adre or incre\u00adasing abdo\u00admi\u00adnal pain, per\u00adsis\u00adtent vomi\u00adting or short\u00adness of breath, imme\u00addia\u00adte medi\u00adcal eva\u00adlua\u00adti\u00adon is important, as this may indi\u00adca\u00adte ova\u00adri\u00adan hyper\u00adsti\u00admu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon syn\u00addro\u00adme (OHSS). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Blee\u00adding in an exis\u00adting pregnan\u00adcy should also always be medi\u00adcal\u00adly eva\u00adlua\u00adted.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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      What hap\u00adpens to embry\u00ados that are not trans\u00adfer\u00adred?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      Sui\u00adta\u00adble fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adzed eggs or embry\u00ados can be fro\u00adzen with your con\u00adsent and stored in our in-house cryo\u00adbank. This allows ano\u00adther attempt as a fro\u00adzen embryo trans\u00adfer, wit\u00adhout rene\u00adwed sti\u00admu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon and egg retrie\u00adval. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      We will keep you infor\u00admed about fer\u00adti\u00adliza\u00adti\u00adon and the fur\u00adther deve\u00adlo\u00adp\u00adment of your embry\u00ados during tre\u00adat\u00adment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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      How can I cal\u00adcu\u00adla\u00adte my due date?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      In the pati\u00adent por\u00adtal, you will find a due date cal\u00adcu\u00adla\u00adtor. It deter\u00admi\u00adnes your esti\u00adma\u00adted due date and other important dates during pregnancy\u2014after natu\u00adral con\u00adcep\u00adti\u00adon (based on the first day of the last peri\u00adod or the day of ovu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon and cycle length) as well as after inse\u00admi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon, IVF\/ICSI or a fro\u00adzen cycle (based on the date of egg retrie\u00adval, inse\u00admi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon or embryo trans\u00adfer on day 3 or day 5). <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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      I live abroad\u2014how does tre\u00adat\u00adment work?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      Many steps take place befo\u00adre you tra\u00advel: in a secu\u00adre video con\u00adsul\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon, you meet your trea\u00adting phy\u00adsi\u00adci\u00adan and dis\u00adcuss your medi\u00adcal histo\u00adry and fin\u00addings. Many preli\u00admi\u00adna\u00adry examinations\u2014such as hor\u00admo\u00adne ana\u00adly\u00adses, ultra\u00adsound or semen analysis\u2014can be car\u00adri\u00aded out in your home coun\u00adtry. Befo\u00adre tre\u00adat\u00adment beg\u00adins, howe\u00adver, an in-per\u00adson visit in Munich is requi\u00adred, during which we assess your fin\u00addings and expand the dia\u00adgno\u00adstics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      We then crea\u00adte your indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal tre\u00adat\u00adment and time\u00adline plan. For steps such as egg retrie\u00adval or embryo trans\u00adfer, you come to Munich; after you return home, we can con\u00adti\u00adnue to sup\u00adport you as nee\u00added, for exam\u00adp\u00adle via video con\u00adsul\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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      How often and for how long do I need to tra\u00advel to Munich?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      This depends on your the\u00adra\u00adpy and your tre\u00adat\u00adment plan\u2014for IVF, ICSI or social free\u00adzing, for exam\u00adp\u00adle, the length of stay dif\u00adfers. We coor\u00addi\u00adna\u00adte appoint\u00adments as ear\u00adly as pos\u00adsi\u00adble and, as far as medi\u00adcal\u00adly fea\u00adsi\u00adble, bund\u00adle them so that your stay is easy to plan and effi\u00adci\u00adent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

      Our cen\u00adter is cen\u00adtral\u00adly loca\u00adted in Munich and is easi\u00adly acces\u00adsi\u00adble from the main train sta\u00adti\u00adon and the air\u00adport.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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      In which lan\u00adguages is con\u00adsul\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon pos\u00adsi\u00adble?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      Our phy\u00adsi\u00adci\u00adans speak Ger\u00adman, Eng\u00adlish, Ita\u00adli\u00adan and French. This means you can dis\u00adcuss all ques\u00adti\u00adons about dia\u00adgno\u00adstics and tre\u00adat\u00adment direct\u00adly and calm\u00adly with us in your pre\u00adfer\u00adred lan\u00adguage. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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      Fre\u00adquent\u00adly asked ques\u00adti\u00adons about cos\u00adts & finan\u00adcing<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      How much does a con\u00adsul\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon appoint\u00adment cost?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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      The\u00adre are various con\u00adsul\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon for\u00admats for get\u00adting started\u2014in per\u00adson at our cen\u00adter or by video. The fol\u00adlo\u00adwing gui\u00adde\u00adline amounts app\u00adly, each plus any VAT that may app\u00adly: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • In-per\u00adson initi\u00adal con\u00adsul\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon on site (approx. 30 minu\u00adtes): \u20ac120<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Video con\u00adsul\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon (approx. 1 hour): \u20ac120<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Con\u00adsul\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon on fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty, social free\u00adzing or sperm dona\u00adti\u00adon inclu\u00adding ultra\u00adsound and basic hor\u00admo\u00adne test\u00ading (approx. 1 hour): \u20ac470\u2013\u20ac550<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Con\u00adsul\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon for hor\u00admo\u00adn\u00adal dis\u00ador\u00adders inclu\u00adding ultra\u00adsound and basic hor\u00admo\u00adne test\u00ading (approx. 30 minu\u00adtes): \u20ac120<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • Second opi\u00adni\u00adon with review of pri\u00ador fin\u00addings and an in-depth con\u00adsul\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon: approx. \u20ac250\u2013\u20ac320<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        Addi\u00adtio\u00adnal exami\u00adna\u00adti\u00adons as part of a second opi\u00adni\u00adon, such as labo\u00adra\u00adto\u00adry ana\u00adly\u00adses, are bil\u00adled sepa\u00adra\u00adte\u00adly based on effort.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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        What cos\u00adts should I expect for exami\u00adna\u00adti\u00adons?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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        We bill our ser\u00advices in accordance with the Ger\u00adman Medi\u00adcal Fee Sche\u00addu\u00adle (GO\u00c4). The fol\u00adlo\u00adwing amounts the\u00adr\u00ade\u00adfo\u00adre ser\u00adve as gui\u00addance, each plus any VAT that may app\u00adly: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        • On-site fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty test (AMH and six addi\u00adtio\u00adnal hor\u00admo\u00adnes, eva\u00adlua\u00adti\u00adon within five days): \u20ac207<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • At-home fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty test, inclu\u00adding test kit, ship\u00adping, labo\u00adra\u00adto\u00adry ana\u00adly\u00adsis and medi\u00adcal eva\u00adlua\u00adti\u00adon: \u20ac199<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • AMH base\u00adline check: approx. \u20ac87<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Hor\u00admo\u00adne ana\u00adly\u00adsis: \u20ac220\u2013\u20ac380<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Cycle moni\u00adto\u00adring with ultra\u00adsound and hor\u00admo\u00adne mea\u00adsu\u00adre\u00adment: approx. \u20ac150\u2013\u20ac170 per appoint\u00adment<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Tubal dia\u00adgno\u00adstics (HyCoSy\/HyFoSy): \u20ac295 plus approx. \u20ac90 for the con\u00adtrast foam<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Semen ana\u00adly\u00adsis: \u20ac165<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • DNA frag\u00admen\u00adta\u00adti\u00adon test: \u20ac410 inclu\u00adding semen ana\u00adly\u00adsis; approx. \u20ac265 if a cur\u00adrent semen ana\u00adly\u00adsis is alre\u00ada\u00addy available<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Endo\u00adme\u00adtri\u00adal bio\u00adpsy: \u20ac200 plus the cos\u00adts of exter\u00adnal labo\u00adra\u00adto\u00adries<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          You can con\u00adve\u00adni\u00adent\u00adly pay for the fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty test online, for exam\u00adp\u00adle by cre\u00addit card. Befo\u00adre any fur\u00adther exami\u00adna\u00adti\u00adons take place, we will inform you trans\u00adpar\u00adent\u00adly about the expec\u00adted cos\u00adts. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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          What cos\u00adts are incur\u00adred for IVF or ICSI?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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          An IVF cycle cos\u00adts around \u20ac3,200 to \u20ac3,600, and an ICSI around \u20ac6,200 to \u20ac6,900; the final ICSI cos\u00adts depend, among other things, on the num\u00adber of eggs retrie\u00adved. In addi\u00adti\u00adon, the\u00adre are anes\u00adthe\u00adsia, exter\u00adnal labo\u00adra\u00adto\u00adry tests and medi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons, which amount to around \u20ac400 to \u20ac1,500 depen\u00adding on age and ova\u00adri\u00adan reser\u00adve. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Optio\u00adnal add-on pro\u00adce\u00addu\u00adres such as blas\u00adto\u00adcyst cul\u00adtu\u00adre, Embryo\u00adGlue or the ZyM\u014dt cham\u00adber may be useful; your phy\u00adsi\u00adci\u00adan will dis\u00adcuss the\u00adse with you indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal\u00adly on request.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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          What cos\u00adts ari\u00adse when free\u00adzing eggs or sperm?<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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          A social free\u00adzing cycle cos\u00adts around \u20ac3,000 to \u20ac3,500, plus anes\u00adthe\u00adsia, exter\u00adnal labo\u00adra\u00adto\u00adry and medi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adons. Sto\u00adrage of the eggs cos\u00adts \u20ac380 per year (sto\u00adrage with FERTILA GmbH). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

          When free\u00adzing sperm, the cos\u00adts con\u00adsist of dia\u00adgno\u00adstics, cryo\u00adp\u00adre\u00adser\u00adva\u00adti\u00adon and long-term sto\u00adrage. If mul\u00adti\u00adple samples are advi\u00adsa\u00adble, you will recei\u00adve an indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal cost over\u00adview in advan\u00adce. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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          Can I come to you if I have sta\u00adtu\u00adto\u00adry health insu\u00adrance, and will my insurer pay?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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          Yes, pati\u00adents with sta\u00adtu\u00adto\u00adry health insu\u00adrance are very wel\u00adco\u00adme and use our ser\u00advices as self-pay\u00ading pati\u00adents. Howe\u00adver, as a purely pri\u00adva\u00adte cen\u00adter, we can\u00adnot bill sta\u00adtu\u00adto\u00adry health insu\u00adr\u00aders, and they do not reim\u00adbur\u00adse our ser\u00advices. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

          In gene\u00adral, sta\u00adtu\u00adto\u00adry health insu\u00adrance (GKV) con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adtes 50% toward fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty tre\u00adat\u00adment under cer\u00adtain con\u00addi\u00adti\u00adons. The\u00adre is no cost sha\u00adring, among other things, if the cou\u00adple is not mar\u00adried, the woman is over 40 or the man is over 50, from the 9th inse\u00admi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon cycle wit\u00adhout sti\u00admu\u00adla\u00adti\u00adon, from the 4th IVF or ICSI cycle, after a ste\u00adri\u00adliza\u00adti\u00adon that is not medi\u00adcal\u00adly indi\u00adca\u00adted, or if donor sperm is requi\u00adred. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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          Will my pri\u00adva\u00adte health insu\u00adrance cover the cos\u00adts?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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          Each pri\u00adva\u00adte health insurer has its own rules\u2014depending on the plan, tre\u00adat\u00adment wit\u00adhout co-pay\u00adment may even be pos\u00adsi\u00adble. A pre\u00adre\u00adqui\u00adsi\u00adte is usual\u00adly an orga\u00adnic cau\u00adse of infer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty in the insu\u00adred per\u00adson and a pro\u00adba\u00adbi\u00adli\u00adty of suc\u00adcess of at least 15%. Fixed age limits or an upper limit on the num\u00adber of cycles usual\u00adly do not exist, and mar\u00adria\u00adge is gene\u00adral\u00adly not requi\u00adred. Accor\u00adding to data from the Ger\u00adman IVF Regis\u00adtry, the chan\u00adces for women up to and inclu\u00adding 42 years of age are often still abo\u00adve 15%. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

          If the part\u00adner has sta\u00adtu\u00adto\u00adry health insu\u00adrance and is also infer\u00adti\u00adle, pri\u00adva\u00adte health insu\u00adrance (PKV) will also cover their tre\u00adat\u00adment cos\u00adts if sta\u00adtu\u00adto\u00adry insu\u00adrance does not pay. We sup\u00adport you with the appli\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon pro\u00adcess by pro\u00advi\u00adding a medi\u00adcal report, a cost plan and the neces\u00adsa\u00adry docu\u00adments. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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          Are pre\u00adven\u00adti\u00adve and add-on ser\u00advices such as social free\u00adzing, fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty test\u00ading or PRP reim\u00adbur\u00adsed?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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          In most cases, the\u00adse are self-pay ser\u00advices. Social free\u00adzing for per\u00adso\u00adnal reasons is gene\u00adral\u00adly not cover\u00aded; if the\u00adre is a medi\u00adcal indication\u2014for exam\u00adp\u00adle befo\u00adre che\u00admo\u00adthe\u00adra\u00adpy or radio\u00adthe\u00adra\u00adpy, or in indi\u00advi\u00addu\u00adal cases of endometriosis\u2014coverage may be pos\u00adsi\u00adble. A pre\u00adven\u00adti\u00adve fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty test wit\u00adhout indi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon is gene\u00adral\u00adly not paid for by sta\u00adtu\u00adto\u00adry health insu\u00adrance. For PRP, endo\u00adme\u00adtri\u00adal dia\u00adgno\u00adstics or HyCo\u00adSy, reim\u00adbur\u00adse\u00adment by pri\u00adva\u00adte health insu\u00adrance depends on the plan and the medi\u00adcal indi\u00adca\u00adti\u00adon. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

          It is best to cla\u00adri\u00adfy pos\u00adsi\u00adble reim\u00adbur\u00adse\u00adment with your insurer in advance\u2014we will pro\u00advi\u00adde you with the requi\u00adred medi\u00adcal docu\u00adments.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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          Does my employ\u00ader con\u00adtri\u00adbu\u00adte to the cos\u00adts?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<\/svg><\/span><\/svg><\/span><\/span>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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          More and more com\u00adpa\u00adnies offer employees so-cal\u00adled fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty bene\u00adfits and cover part of the cos\u00adts for fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty dia\u00adgno\u00adstics, for tre\u00adat\u00adments such as inse\u00admi\u00adna\u00adti\u00adon or IVF, and for free\u00adzing eggs or sperm. It is best to ask your HR depart\u00adment whe\u00adther your employ\u00ader offers such a pro\u00adgram. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

          Our cen\u00adter coope\u00adra\u00adtes with Car\u00adrot Fer\u00adti\u00adli\u00adty, an inter\u00adna\u00adtio\u00adnal\u00adly acti\u00adve pro\u00advi\u00adder of such employ\u00ader bene\u00adfits. If your employ\u00ader is a Car\u00adrot part\u00adner, you can recei\u00adve tre\u00adat\u00adment with us as part of your Car\u00adrot pro\u00adgram. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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