Published Thursday, August 8, 2019














 This painless procedure is done on an outpatient basis so the patient can return home the same day.
/ A.M. Costa Rica wire services photo.


A Social Security specialist performs
first in-vitro fertilization




By the A.M. Costa Rica staff


After having complied with a thorough process of monitoring, control, and ovarian stimulation, specialists from the High Complexity Reproductive Medicine Unit, known as UMRAC, made embryonic transfers that could culminate in the first in vitro pregnancies performed by Social Security.

According to Dr. Jerchell Barrantes, coordinator of UMRAC, the first group of couples have been chosen to make the embryo transfer.

"On June 3rd, we began the registration process. It has involved thorough monitoring by a team of five specialists of reproductive medicine, three microbiologists specialized in embryology and an entire nursing support team," said the Social Security in its statement.

Follicular punctures or ovule extractions were carried out in a completely sterile operating room. The patient was anesthetized, and the ovules were removed through the vagina.

In another room, doctors selected the best sperm from the collected semen samples.

Dr. Jerchell Barrantes explains how the medical unit chooses the best sperm. "The ovules and sperm are removed from the body and fertilization is attempted in the laboratory 24 hours later. The team had to wait between three and five days to confirm there was proper embryonic development," said the specialist in its statement.

The next step is the embryo transfer where a specialist places the embryos in a thin catheter to be inserted through the vagina until it reaches the uterus. This painless procedure is done on an outpatient basis so the patient can return home the same day.

After this transfer is made, the embryo should implant itself in the mother's womb. The pregnancy will be confirmed 12 days later.

The results of the procedure are expected in the coming weeks.

According to Social Security, after the selection and treatment process, couples can undergo in-vitro fertilization, free of charge, as long as either patient is insured.



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