Медицински комплекс „Д-р Щерев” 
Innovations in IVF - accents
- In 1988 the first successful IVF procedure in Bulgaria was performed by Prof. Atanas Shterev and the biologist Prof. Iliya Vatev.
- “Behind every new life, created in this hospital, there is a team of experts. We have created more than 10 000 babies through assisted reproductive techniques,” Tanya Milachich, Ph.D., Head of IVF Laboratory.
- See the steps of an IVF procedure in pictures ьха with clear explanations in the video below.
Innovations in Assisted Reproductive Techniques
The last few decades of successes in ART brought to Dr. Shterev Hospital and its team of medical experts, embryologists and biologists these innovations:
- First IVF baby born in Bulgaria - 1988. The procedure was performed by Prof. Atanas Shterev and the biologist Prof. Iliya Vatev.
- The first application of ICSI (Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection) in Bulgaria is in 1996. The procedure was performed by Prof. Atanas Shterev and embryologist Dimitar Barod. First ICSI baby born in Bulgaria in 1997.
- The first application of PESA (Percutaneous Epididymal Sperm Aspiration) for collection semen from the epididymal depot was performed in 1998.
- The first successful application of the FISH method for genetic assessment of sperm cells - 2000.
- Blastomere biopsy and PGD through FISH (preimplantation genetic diagnosis) - 2000.
- The first successful implementation of Assisted Hatching - 2000.
- Successful fertilization of oocytes with immature sperm cells (spermatids) - 2003.
- The first successful pregnancy from embryos frozen through vitrification - 2003.
- The first successful pregnancy with cryopreserved sperm cells collected through PESA - 2004.
- Successful implementation of IVF maturation to immature oocytes - 2004.
- Successful cryopreservation of ovarian tissue and oocytes - 2005.
- Clinical application of the method Co-Cultivation of endometrial cells to women with unsuccessful IVF/ICSI procedures - 2006.
- First successful thaw and fertilization of oocytes through ICSI - 2007.
- Clinical application of local immune modulation through monocytes - 2007.
- The first baby born through Co-cultivation of endometrial cells - 2007.
- The first twins born from embryos frozen through vitrification - 2008.
- The first application in Bulgaria of a new method for removal of DNA fragmented sperm cells - 2010.
- The first application of new equipment for computer-assisted and automated semen analysis and analysis of sperm cell DNA fragmentation - 2010.
- The first implementation in Bulgaria of the new method for preimplantation genetic embryo diagnosis (PGD) - 2011.
- The first application of a real-time monitoring system for 24/7 and remote monitoring of all parameters and conditions of embryo development in the laboratory incubators - 2011.
- Successful implementation of LEI (Local Endometrial Injury) - thin scratches on the endometrium aiming to increase its receptivity - 2012.
- The first successful application of sperm selection equipment with zoom to organelles level for ICSI procedure (MSOME and IMSI) - 2013.
- The first successful application of equipment for real-time embryo monitoring during an IVF procedure through an optic camera - 2013.
- The first successful application of aseptic vitrification - 2013.
Get in contact with us and learn why are we the first
Meet the people who give a chance for the new life - watch the video about the IVF Laboratory team of Dr. Shterev Hospital.
Book your appointment with a reproductive specialist via a phone call to +359 2 920 09 01 or through the hospital’s digital channels - official website, Viber and Facebook Messenger. Choose your trusted partner in the struggle for your baby.
Video: How the IVF/ICSI works
Watch our cartoon video, in which brightly and funnily we introduce the stages of an IVF/ICSI procedure.
The first in ART - resume
Behind every new life, created in Dr. Shterev Hospital, there is a perfectly educated team and a lot of innovations. Every success is achieved through thousands of steps in the right direction, and all these steps are daily made by Ob/Gyns, embryologists and biologist. They all gear the science in the name of the greatest dream for a baby.