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 2020, 672 treatment cycles were performed in the clinic. 13.24% 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 two operating theatres. There are 4 single or double recovery rooms. 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.
The first sperm bank was established at Clinic EGV, which provided unprecedented opportunities for medical fertilization. EGV Clinic continues to lead the treatment of fertility disorders and medical fertility by using acclaimed appliances and techniques. Center of Andrology experts help couples who undertake medicinal fertilization in at Clinic EGV, offering micro TESE treatment performed with a ground-breaking new microscope.
If you are worried about 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. The clinic holds ISO:9001:2015 and Laboratory LVS EN ISO 15189:2013 M-637, and is a Licensed Tissue Establishment.
Clinic EGV Medical Team
There are 26 doctors at the clinic (excluding the medical director) and 4 embryologists. The senior embryologist, Daina Majore, has 26 years of experience. The Head of Tissue Centre, Embryologist Laura Vagule has ESHRE accreditation. The clinic’s staff speak English, Russian, Swedish and Danish.
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 TESA
- hysteroscopy
- sperm tests
- ERA test
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 Costs 2020
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 an 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 100 and is deductible from the cost of treatment. If you need any additional procedures, the costs are as follows: extended culture to blastocyst EUR 300, sperm freezing EUR 310, Embryoscope EUR 550. The cost of frozen embryo transfer is EUR 1,040. The cost of embryo vitrification is:
- EUR 520 (1-2 cryo – devices)
- EUR 620(3-4 cryo – devices)
- EUR 720 (5-6 cryo – devices)
If you opt for Egg Donation Program Basic, Extra or Premium, ICSI is included.
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.
Program “Your egg cells + sperm of your partner or a donor”
For patients under the age of 39. Price for Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian residents – EUR 9,950, non-residents – EUR 15,950. If the goal of the program is not achieved, there is a 70-80% refund of the price. The guarantee package must be used within 2 years.
Program “Donor egg cells + partner’s sperm”
For patients under 49 years of age. Price for Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian residents – EUR 13,950, for non-residents — EUR 17,950. If the goal of this program is not achieved, there is a 70% refund of the price. The guarantee package must be used within 2 years.
Program “Donor embryos”
For patients under 49 years of age. Price for Latvian, Lithuanian and Estonian residents – EUR 8,490, for non-residents – EUR 9,550. If the goal of this program is not achieved, there is a 70% refund of the price. The guarantee package must be used within a year. Guarantee package includes 3 attempts at fertility treatment: ovary stimulation and puncture (if you choose to carry out a procedure with your own egg cells), your own or donor egg cell fertilisation through IVF or ICSI, placement of embryos inside the uterus, freezing of embryos and, if it is necessary – transfer of thawed embryos in the following attempts. The package includes doctor consultations, medicine, and ultrasonographic control.
If you have any questions about these programs Contact Clinic EGV
Clinic EGV Success Rates 2020
The egg donation clinical rate reported by the clinic is 60% while the IVF (with own eggs) clinical rate overall is 47.85%. The IVF clinical pregnancy rate for different recipient age looks as follows:
- under 35 years of age – 56.79%
- 35-40 years old – 48.35%
- over 40 years old – 22.73%.
If you are interested in frozen embryo transfer, the frozen embryo clinical pregnancy success rate is 51.29%.
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 12%.
Need more information on IVF success rates at this clinic? Contact Clinic EGV
From the staff
Modern lifestyle and habits have changed – increasingly more women start planning their pregnancy around 35 and later, therefore we can frequently encounter pregnant women who are older than 40. Doctors of Clinic EGV carefully evaluate health condition of both partners and recommend the most suitable solutions in order the couple could fulfil their dream of having a baby. Also a geneticist is involved if necessary. Start your family with us!
Who attends the clinic
Clinic EGV is frequented by Latvian patients – 50%, Swedish – 20%, Israelis – 13%, Lithuanian – 7%, and 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. A ride from the Airport to the city centre, depending on the traffic intensity, takes an average of 20 minutes. The clinic has deals with the local hotels.
