Infertility is considered by doctors not only as s medical, but also as a social issue. IVF is one of the assisted reproductive technologies used in the case of infertility of married couples.
The reproductive technologies (ART) used in the country include:
- in vitro fertilization (IVF);
- surrogacy;
- use of donor cells;
- Intra Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI);
- intrauterine insemination (IUI);
- oocyte cryopreservation (freezing and storage);
- preimplantation genetic diagnosis of the embryo (PGD);
- TESA method for collecting sperm from the men.
What differs such conception from a classical one is that it occurs outside a mother's body. The required genetic material is taken from a mother and father. In the laboratory, the eggs are fertilized, and then an embryo is transferred to a special incubator. If development goes well, then several embryos are selected to be transferred to a woman's uterus.
Also, if preferred by a patient, IVF can be done on a paid basis in private clinics and prices are set by private clinics.
Who can claim the quota?
Citizens of the Republic of Kazakhstan are sent to conduct IVF within the guaranteed amount of free medical assistance, if there are indications for obtaining a quota::
- Patients of reproductive age with good ovarian reserve (sufficient number of eggs for successful IVF program). Patient’s somatic condition should be normal..
- The quota will not be given to those who have serious diseases that will not allow you to carry the pregnancy yourself. Contraindications to the IVF program include various ovarian tumors, uterus, malignant neoplasms (cancer), uterine cavity problems that prevent embryo implantation or gestation of pregnancy, acute inflammatory diseases of any organs, somatic and mental diseases, which are contraindications for pregnancy and childbirth, low ovarian reserve.
What clinics provide quotas for the IVF procedure?
Services of assisted reproductive methods and technologies (ART) within the framework of the compulsory medical insurance system (CMIS) are provided by 19 clinics in 8 cities of the country (including 3 state, 16 private medical organizations):
- CF "University Medical Center"
- JSC "Scientific Center of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Perinatology"
- "Regional Perinatal Center" GKP on PCV Health Department of Aktobe region
- LLP "Ecomed-Atyrau"
- LLP "Akzhan"
- LLP "Medical Center "Marriage and Family"
- LLP "Regional Center for Reproductive Medicine"
- LLP "Institute of Reproductive Medicine"
- LLP "Private clinic Almaty"
- LLP "Center "ECO"
- LLP "International Clinical Center of Reproduction PERSONA"
- LLP "Clinic "AMD"
- LLP Firm "Ecomed"
- LLP "Nurai" ECO Clinic
- LLP "Ecomed-Shymkent"
- LLP "ECO CENTER DOCTORS OF TARARAK"
- Astana Ecolife LLP
- Genom Astana LLP
- Ecomed Plus LLP
Each clinic that conducts ART has a website and official price data, statistics and is open for consultation.
The patient can independently familiarize herself with the information and make a decision about choosing a clinic.
Source : https://egov.kz/cms/en/articles/health_care/eco
The order of submitting the applications
If there are indications to get quota your actions should be as follows:
- Registration in the waiting list at the maternity clinic at the place of residence;
- Getting referrals from the antenatal clinic to the reproductive clinic for consultation of the reproductive doctor;
- Consultation of a reproductologist with further examination in a reproduction clinic. To be effective, the reproduction room must be visited by both partners;
- The test is considered to be successful if no contraindications have been found;
- Completion of the commission in the clinic IVF, to obtain the protocol with the consent of the clinic IVF procedure;
- Submission of the minutes received at the commission for placing in the queue in the women’s consultation for quota;
- Obtaining a quota;
- Agreement with the reproductologist of the clinic date of IVF and registration in the portal;
- Joining the IVF program with the implementation of all recommendations and requirements of the reproductologist.