Supervision of Egg and Sperm Storage at Medical Centers

Deputy for Treatment at Iran University of Medical Sciences announced supervision of egg and sperm storage at medical centers.

Yaser Foroughi-Qomi, in a conversation with Mehr reporter about the status of providing infertility treatment services in medical centers covered by the Iran University of Medical Sciences, stated: Akbarabadi Hospital has complete facilities for infertility treatment, including an in vitro fertilization (IVF) center, and the services of this center are covered by insurance.

Referring to the activity of private centers in the field of infertility treatment, he added: In addition to government centers, private centers such as Gandhi Hospital and Mam Center also provide infertility treatment services to applicants.

Referring to the storage of ovum and sperm in infertility treatment centers, the vice-chancellor of Iran University of Medical Sciences said: In Gandhi Hospital, a significant number of ovum and sperm samples are stored in tanks, and applicants can come at their desired time to receive the stored samples and try to get pregnant.

Foroughi-Qomi continued: Monitoring egg and sperm storage centers is one of the duties of the university so that these samples are kept in standard conditions and according to the relevant regulations and applicants can use the relevant services when needed.

Emphasizing the activity of infertility treatment centers in the public and private sector, he noted: Currently, various services are provided in this area, and monitoring the way of providing services and the standards of keeping biological samples is also on the agenda.