Fertility Clinics in Latvia – Latvia lies on the Baltic Sea and borders Estonia, Russia, Belarus and Lithuania. It is a relatively small country with a population of just under 2 million. Its capital is Riga. The official language of the country is Latvian although Russian is spoken by up to a third of its population and English is spoken in the larger cities. The climate in Latvia is characterised by warm, dry summers and severe winters with much snow, EGV Fertility Clinics in Latvia.
Tourism is beginning to contribute much to the Latvian economy with latest figures suggesting nearly 3 million (Fertility Clinics in Latvia) visit the country each year. IVF treatment in Latvia has been offered over the last twenty years and although there are relatively few IVF clinics, the quality of treatments is comparable to other European countries. IVF clinics in Latvia offer services in English and its relaxed fertility laws mean that it has become a very popular destination for fertility patients from the UK, Germany and France in particular.
about IVF treatment at Clinic EGV Fertility Clinics in Latvia
Maximum age of the woman: 55
Single woman: allowed
Lesbian couples: allowed
HIV positive patients (female): not allowed
HIV positive patients (male): not allowed
HCV/HBV positive patients (female): not allowed
HCV/HBV positive patients (male): not allowed
Fertility Clinics in Latvia – 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 2021, 868 IVF treatment cycles were performed at the clinic where 14% of them were cycles with donor eggs (121) and 46% of them were done with own eggs (400).
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 patient recovery rooms, single and double. 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.
Fertility Clinics in Latvia – 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 – Fertility Clinics in Latvia
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).
Fertility Clinics in Latvia-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, the embryologist Laura Vagule, has ESHRE accreditation. The clinic’s staff speak English, Russian, Swedish and Danish.
Clinic EGV holds the following certifications: ISO:9001:2015, Laboratory LVS EN ISO 15189:2013 M-637 and is a Licensed Tissue Establishment.
Clinic EGV Treatment Options
If you decide to have treatment at EGV clinic in Latvia you can choose from the procedures below:
- IUI (intrauterine insemination) and AID (artificial insemination with donor)
- 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 EGV Fertility Clinics in Latvia.
Clinic EGV Costs 2022
If you and your partner qualify for the non-invasive, most basic treatment, IUI (intrauterine insemination), this will cost you EUR 400. If you need donor sperm with your IUI, you can undergo AID (artificial insemination with donor) at the cost of EUR 950.
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 the 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.
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 the 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.
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. The 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 are interested in genetic testing, the embryo biopsy PGT costs EUR 450, and Preimplantation Genetic Screening PGT-A (PGS) for 1 embryo costs EUR 420.
Clinic EGV Success Rates 2021
The overall egg donation clinical pregnancy success rate reported by the clinic in 2021 was 58% while the overall IVF (with own eggs) clinical pregnancy success rate was 45%. The IVF clinical pregnancy success rate for different recipient age looked in 2021 as follows:
- women under 35 years of age – 54%
- women between 35-40 years old – 47%
- women over 40 years old – 23%.
If you are interested in frozen embryo transfer, the frozen embryo clinical pregnancy success rate in 2021 was 52% while the success rate for embryo donation was 43%.
At Clinic EGV the doctors recommend transferring the embryo at the blastocyst stage. The average number of embryos transferred in 2021 was 1.2 so the multiple birth rate at the clinic was 12% at that time.
about IVF treatment at IVF Riga- Fertility Clinics in Latvia
Maximum age of the woman: 49
Single woman: allowed
Lesbian couples: allowed
HIV positive patients (female): allowed
HIV positive patients (male): allowed
HCV/HBV positive patients (female): allowed
HCV/HBV positive patients (male): allowed
iVF Riga is located in the city centre of Riga, Latvia. It was founded in 2013. The clinic occupies two floors in a modern, renovated, comfortable building. All the necessary health protection and safety measures are undertaken at the clinic (mandatory pre-registration, wearing a mask by patients and staff, mandatory temperature checks for patients and staff, and obligatory disinfection of surfaces after patients’ visits). In 2021, iVF Riga performed 534 treatment cycles, of which 22% were egg donation cycles and 78% were IVF with own eggs cycles. Usually, the clinic performs ~400-450 egg donation cycles and ~500-550 IVF with own eggs cycles per year.
At iVF Riga, there are three laboratories, four operation theatres, and five recovery rooms for patients (2 rooms are single and en suite, three rooms are 2-bed and 3-bed.) There is free Wi-Fi in all clinic rooms; TV and free coffee/tea/water for the patients; the clinic also offers special equipment for patients with special needs.
IVF Riga uses innovative technologies and unites medical areas under one roof. Patients can benefit from:
- infertility diagnosis/treatment Clinic,
- andrology/urology centre – the only andrology/urology centre in Latvia accredited by the European Academy of Andrology,
- Pregnancy Care Centre specializing in high-risk pregnancies,
- outpatient centre,
- the only private genetic centre in Latvia that performs PGT-A/PGT-M on-site, in a modern well-equipped laboratory. The centre provides in-depth genetic tests (infertility diagnosis and deals with complicated pregnancies/miscarriages, testing for hereditary tumours, lifestyle genetic tests),
- stem cell centre.
IVF Riga Medical Team
The iVF Riga CEO is Dr. Violeta Fodina, reproductive specialist, gynaecologist-obstetrician, specializing in infertility treatment and gynaecological endocrinology. She has graduated from the Latvian Medical Academy and obtained a doctor’s diploma. She specialised in gynecology and obstetrics at Riga Stradins University Postgraduate Faculty and St. Petersburg Postgraduate Medical Academy. For a long time, she managed one of the reproductive clinics in Riga. She completed her training in the field of reproductive medicine in Finland. Dr. Fodina proficient in all techniques of in vitro fertilization and achieves a large number of successful pregnancies. In her work she uses all possible innovative technologies, combining reproductive medicine and genetics; develops her own methods of treating complex cases of infertility.
Dr. Fodina is a Member of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE), member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM). Member of the Latvian Association of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Member of the Baltic Fertility Society (BFS). Member of the Board of the Latvian Association of Reproductologists and Embryologists. Dr. Fodina constantly continues her development and training; she is the founder and head of SIA Vivacell, graduated from the courses of the LU “Pharmacognosy”, “Pharmaceutical Chemistry”, “Technology of dosage forms.” Since 2018 she has been studying for a doctorate at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Latvia.
At iVF Riga, there are 6 reproductive specialists (excluding the medical director) and 5 embryologists. Andris Grunskis is a Senior Clinical Embryologist of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) obtained in 2017, as well as the laboratory specialist certificate obtained in 2013.
iVF Riga team speaks English, Latvian, and Russian. In some cases, patients can also benefit from the services of qualified translators.
iVF Riga Treatment Options – Fertility Clinics in Latvia
If you decide to have treatment at iVF Riga clinic in Latvia you can choose from the procedures below:
- IUI (intrauterine insemination) or AID (artificial insemination by donor)
- IVF/ICSI
- donor eggs/sperm
- embryo donation
- Embryoscope
- PGT
- Assisted Hatching
- Embryo/egg/sperm freezing
- Embryoglue.
iVF Riga Costs 2022
IVF with own eggs
For IVF treatment with own eggs, iVF Riga offers ICSI treatment package for EUR 3,830 including
- anaesthesia,
- egg collection,
- fertilization by ICSI,
- embryo transfer on day 3.
You can also have ICSI manipulation without embryo transfer (puncture + ICSI) for EUR 3,000.
iVF Riga also offers:
- Tandem treatment (using own and donor eggs in the donor cycle) with embryo transfer – EUR 9,700
- Tandem treatment without embryo transfer – EUR 9,000
- Embryo adoption (all-inclusive price) – EUR 4,180
- Embryo adoption + PGT-A (all-inclusive price) – EUR 4,680
- Insemination (IUI) – EUR 690
- Frozen embryo transfer (FET) – EUR 1,525
- Package: frozen embryo transfer (FET) + EmbryoGlue + embryo hatching – EUR 1,985
- Personalized medical service (includes analysis, infusion therapy (system), reproductive health specialist consultation before embryo transfer, patient coordinator consultation after embryo transfer) – EUR 350
- Donor sperm for IUI – EUR 715
- Donor sperm for ICSI – EUR 630
- Donor sperm with genetic screening (hereditary recessive disorders panel) – EUR 1,315
- Lymphocyte Immunization Therapy (LIT) for recurrent pregnancy loss (1 procedure) – EUR 360.
Egg donation
The cost of IVF with donor eggs (either fresh or frozen donor eggs) at iVF Riga is EUR 7,300. The program includes:
- donor selection,
- donor examination and medication,
- donor hormonal stimulation,
- egg collection,
- fertilization by ICSI,
- blastocyst cultivation,
- EmbryoGlue,
- EmbryoScope,
- embryo freezing,
- PICSI.
The cost of embryo transfer is not included in the price of the above program and it is EUR 555 and the cost of a frozen embryo transfer cost is EUR 1,525.
The cost of the first consultation is EUR 175. The extended cultivation to the blastocyst stage is EUR 550. Vitrification costs are as follows:
- sperm freezing – EUR 485.
- egg freezing during IVF cycle – EUR 390
- egg freezing – EUR 2,755
- embryo freezing (up to 5 cryotops) – EUR 485.
iVF Riga IVF Success Rates in latvia 2021
The egg donation clinical pregnancy success rate reported by the clinic is 77% for fresh donor eggs and 75% for frozen donor eggs. The IVF (with own eggs) clinical rate overall is 54%. The IVF clinical pregnancy success rate for different recipient’s ages looks as follows:
- under 35 years of age – 63%
- 35-40 years old – 58%
- over 40 years old – 38%.
If you are interested in frozen embryo transfer, the frozen embryo clinical pregnancy success rate in 2021 was 61%. For donated embryos, the success rate was 78%.
At iVF Riga, the doctors recommend transferring the embryo at the blastocyst stage. The average number of embryos transferred in 2021 was 1 so the multiple birth rate at the clinic was only 1%.
AVA CLINIC – Fertility Clinics in Latvia
AVA CLINIC, is the first IVF clinic in Latvia and in all Baltic states, that has received an international certificate (ISO 9001:2008). It confirms that the provided services correspond to the highest European quality standards. ?V? CLINIC is an international network of clinics specializing in infertility treatment. This network of clinics was established in 1993 and it is now well-known throughout Europe.The first clinic was opened in Finland. In summer of 2005 ?V? CLINIC started working in Riga, quickly gaining patients respect and confidence. Comfortable conditions, friendly atmosphere, highly professional team of medical specialists, modern equipment and individual approach to every patient allow to carry out successfully infertility treatment, egg donation programm, egg donation and sperm donation programm for single women and to monitor gravidity and supervise programs of children monitoring, reaching positive results even in most complex cases. Our mission is not limited by infertility treatment only; we do our best to support the birth of healthy children.