Clinic EGV is located in the very centre of the capital of Latvia — Riga, at Lacplesa Street 38. EGV Clinic was established in 1998. In 2018 more than 750 treatment cycles were performed in the clinic. The majority of EGV’s patients undergo IVF treatment with own eggs (in 2018 80% of cycles were performed with patients’ own genetic material). The remaining 20% of cycles were egg donation cycles.
Clinic EGV is located on the 5th floor of a health centre building. It has one IVF laboratory and one operating theatre. There are 4 single recovery rooms with an extra bed for the partner. The clinic’s interior has a calming design. Everything is green and relaxing, the doctors are wearing pastel green coats and patients can feel cozy and welcome.
If you worried about the safety, you should know that the clinic holds an ISO accreditation. Clinic EGV is qualifying annually for the ISO 9001 quality certificate which ensures strict compliance with diagnostics and treatment standards.
Clinic EGV Medical Team
There are 15 doctors at the clinic (excluding the medical director) and 3 embryologists with 30+ experience in the field and ESHRE accredited. The clinic’s staff speak English fluently and an interpreter can be arranged for other languages.
Dr. Zane Vitina is the Medical Director at the clinic. She graduated from the Medical Academy of Latvia/Riga Stradins University, Faculty of Medicine (2002 and 2007 after post-graduate residency training acquired a qualification in gynecology and obstetrics). She was also awarded a certificate in gynecological and fetal ultrasonography in addition to primary qualification (re-certified in 2012).
Dr. Zane Vitina has also acquired her education and experience from the University of Uppsala (Uppsala Universitet), Sweden, and from the University of Roskilde (Roskilde Universitet) Hospital, Denmark. At the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, London, UK, dr. Vitina was gaining experience in infertile couple treatment and extra-corporal fertilization, and, also, in methods of in-depth fetal ultrasonography examination.
Dr. Zane Vitina is a member of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) and a member of the International Society of Gynecological Endocrinology (ISGE).
Clinic EGV Treatments
If you decide to have treatment at EGV clinic in Latvia you can choose from the procedures below:
- IVF/ICSI
- donor eggs/sperm
- embryo donation
- Embryoscope
- PGT
- Assisted Hatching
- Embryo/egg/sperm freezing
- Embryoglue
- Micro-TESE
- hysteroscopy
- sperm tests
Clinic EGV offers both fresh and frozen egg donation programs with the option of freezing the remaining gametes or embryos.
Need to find out more about a particular treatment? Contact Clinic EGV
Clinic EGV Price List 2018
Egg donation
The cost of IVF with donor eggs at Clinic EGV is EUR 6,310. The program includes:
- examination of the donor and preparation for ovarian puncture,
- anesthesia,
- egg collection,
- fertilization with PICSI method,
- embryos culture up to the 3rd day in the special environment (culture medium of hyaluronate),
- embryo transfer with the assistance of embryo implantation promoting the environment,
- comfortable chamber in the day patient department for up to 2 hours.
The first consultation at the clinic costs EUR 90 and it is not deductible from the cost of treatment. If you need any additional procedures, the costs are as follows: extended culture to blastocyst EUR 440, sperm freezing EUR 310, embryoscope EUR 400, vitrification EUR 520. The cost of frozen embryo transfer is EUR 1,040.
IVF with own eggs
For IVF treatment with own eggs the cost is EUR 2,200. What is included in the IVF program?
- anesthesia,
- egg collection,
- fertilization with IVF method,
- embryo culture up to the 3rd day in the special environment (culture medium of hyaluronate),
- embryo transfer with the assistance of embryo implantation promoting the environment,
- comfortable chamber in the day patient department for up to 2 hours.
For patients looking for a way to save money, there is an option of egg sharing available.
If you have any questions about these programs Contact Clinic EGV
Clinic EGV Success Rates 2018
The egg donation clinical rate reported by the clinic is 70% while the IVF (with own eggs) clinical rate overall is 52%. The IVF clinical pregnancy rate for different recipient age looks as follows:
- under 35 years of age – 75%
- 35-40 years old – 56%
- over 40 years old – 35%.
If you are interested in frozen embryo transfer, the frozen embryo clinical pregnancy rate is 48%. In the case of embryo donation, the clinical pregnancy rate was 51%.
At Clinic EGV the doctors recommend transferring the embryo at the blastocyst stage. The average number of embryos transferred is 1.2 so the multiple birth rate at the clinic is only 3%.
Need more information on IVF success rates at this clinic? Contact Clinic EGV
From the staff
Clinic EGV creates a new life! We are the very first experts in Latvia to apply assisted reproductive technologies, the first sperm bank in Latvia and the one and only Andrology Centre in Baltic Countries. Our goal is to take care of reproductive health and to provide the opportunity to become parents for those who are facing infertility. We gave hope of childbirth in cases which were previously considered hopeless. Best experts, modern technology and calming attitude are what you need!
Who attends the clinic
Clinic EGV is frequented by Latvian patients – 50%, Swedish – 25%, Israelis – 15%, Danish – 5%. Patients from other countries constitute 5% of all people treated at the clinic.
Clinic Location
Clinic EGV is located in the city centre at Lacplesa Street 38 in Riga, Latvia. Reaching the clinic from Riga International Airport (RIX) by bus will take you 40 minutes. By taxi or car – 20 minutes. EGV Clinic offers airport transfer (airport-clinic) at the price of approx. EUR 20-30.
