Holguín fertility clinic exhibits international standards
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The Provincial Center for Assisted Reproduction in Human Beings in Holguín handles international standards in the success of low-complexity techniques, with punctual attention to procreation disorders and help in the formation of the Cuban family.
With 81 births so far this year as a result of the procedures carried out in 2023, the clinic, attached to the Vladimir Ilich Lenin Hospital, has a 12 percent effectiveness in the treatment of artificial insemination, only two points below the global scale criterion, explained exclusively to ACN Dr. Madelín González Leyva, director of the institution.
This process is part of the second level of care of the national program developed through a protocol for monitoring cases from the family doctor’s uptake, their transit to municipal consultations and, depending on the cause of infertility, their referral to the provincial center, she specified.
To do this, the results of a group of complementary analyses that support the need for reproduction are taken into account; the age of the parental figures, which does not exceed 45 and 55 years in women and men, respectively, and the ineffectiveness of other procedures that help determine whether it is necessary to elevate the file to the high-tech tertiary level, she commented.
Due to its complexity, artificial insemination is carried out in six rounds aimed at achieving the desired pregnancy, not only by heterosexual couples with a stable relationship, but also in homosexual couples and those with single-parent intentions, for which a multidisciplinary team is formed to guarantee the good health of parents and children, she pointed out.
The doctor commented that each case is evaluated according to its unique characteristics and is accompanied by the nutrition of the sperm in the laboratory to improve its quality, the stimulation of the female, fertilization and possible gestation, all of which requires dedication and care on the part of the medical staff.
Since March, 118 of these treatments have been carried out, of which only 13 have resulted in pregnancy, corresponding to families facing disorders of uterine origin, male factor, endocrine and metabolic problems in women, among others, he added.
The current Assisted Reproduction Program in Human Beings, founded in 2007 as a Program for the Care of Infertile Couples, is implemented in Cuba through consultation services in each municipality, provincial hospital units and four high-tech territorial clinics, one of which is located in Holguín, which guarantees assistance to the eastern region of the country. (Source: ACN)
