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Dr. George Ioannidis
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FETAL MEDICINE SPECIALIST

Scientific Director GONIMOTIS Ultrasound Centre
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      • When should I consult the gynecologist?
      • Causes of infertility
      • Overcoming infertility
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      • What causes miscarriage?
      • Miscarriages due to problems of the embryo
      • Miscarriages due to problems of the mother
      • NK cells & lymphocyte immunization therapy
      • What should I do after a miscarriage
  • Infertility Treatments
    • BEGINNING
      • The first appointment with the physician
      • Preparing for the treatment
    • FERTILITY TESTS FOR WOMEN
      • Introduction
      • Anti-myelin hormone (AMH) – ovarian reserve test
    • FERTILITY TESTS FOR MEN
      • Why do I need a sperm analysis (spermiogram)?
      • Sperm DNA fragmentation test
    • SURGERY INFERTILITY TREATMENTS
      • Fertility Surgery in Women
      • Fertility Surgery in Men
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    • INSEMINATION
    • IVF – IN VITRO FERTILISATION
      • Preparing for the treatment
      • Ovarian stimulation protocols
      • IVF on a natural cycle
      • Egg retrieval Sperm Collection Conventional IVF fertilization ICSI Microfertilization
      • Embryo transfer Blastocyst
      • Assisted hatching
      • Cryopreservation – freezing of embryos (vitrification)
      • Poor Ovarian Response
      • Early Ovarian Insufficiency «DHEA treatment»
      • Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
      • IVF on a natural cycle and cancer
      • The health of the children born following an IVF treatment
      • Success rates Legislation
    • PGD PREIMPLANTATION GENETIC DIAGNOSIS (Pre Genetic Diagnosis)
    • ADVANCED TECHNIQUES
      • IMSI Microfertilization
      • PICSI (physiological ICSI)
      • Embryonic metabolic profile screening- metabolomics
      • Embryonic time – lapse monitoring
    • EGG DONATION
    • FERTILITY CONSERVATION
      • Fertility preservation in women
      • Fertility conservation in men
  • Reproductive Surgery
    • HYSTEROSCOPY
      • Diagnostic hysteroscopy
      • Office hysteroscopy
      • Hysteroscopic resection of endometrial polyps
      • Hysteroscopic resection of fibroids
      • Hysteroscopic uterine septum resection
      • Hysteroscopic treatment of endometrial adhesions (Asherman’s syndrome)
    • LAPAROSCOPY
      • Diagnostic laparoscopy
      • Laparoscopic fibroidectomy
      • Laparoscopic removing benign ovarian cysts
      • Laparoscopic endometriosis treatment
      • Laparoscopic adhesions lysis
      • Laparoscopic surgery of fallopian tubes
      • Single port laparoscopy – LESS
    • ROBOT ASSISTED-SURGERY
      • What is robot-assisted surgery?
      • Robot- assisted surgery and infertility treatment
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    • EARLY PREGNANCY ULTRASOUND
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      • Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
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      • Understanding fertility in men
      • Sperm disorders
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      • Alternative therapies
      • Increase your fertility
      • Why is age so important?
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      • When should I consult the gynecologist?
      • Causes of infertility
      • Overcoming infertility
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      • What causes miscarriage?
      • Miscarriages due to problems of the embryo
      • Miscarriages due to problems of the mother
      • NK cells & lymphocyte immunization therapy
      • What should I do after a miscarriage
  • Infertility Treatments
    • BEGINNING
      • The first appointment with the physician
      • Preparing for the treatment
    • FERTILITY TESTS FOR WOMEN
      • Introduction
      • Anti-myelin hormone (AMH) – ovarian reserve test
    • FERTILITY TESTS FOR MEN
      • Why do I need a sperm analysis (spermiogram)?
      • Sperm DNA fragmentation test
    • SURGERY INFERTILITY TREATMENTS
      • Fertility Surgery in Women
      • Fertility Surgery in Men
    • OVULATION INDUCTION
    • INSEMINATION
    • IVF – IN VITRO FERTILISATION
      • Preparing for the treatment
      • Ovarian stimulation protocols
      • IVF on a natural cycle
      • Egg retrieval Sperm Collection Conventional IVF fertilization ICSI Microfertilization
      • Embryo transfer Blastocyst
      • Assisted hatching
      • Cryopreservation – freezing of embryos (vitrification)
      • Poor Ovarian Response
      • Early Ovarian Insufficiency «DHEA treatment»
      • Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome
      • IVF on a natural cycle and cancer
      • The health of the children born following an IVF treatment
      • Success rates Legislation
    • PGD PREIMPLANTATION GENETIC DIAGNOSIS (Pre Genetic Diagnosis)
    • ADVANCED TECHNIQUES
      • IMSI Microfertilization
      • PICSI (physiological ICSI)
      • Embryonic metabolic profile screening- metabolomics
      • Embryonic time – lapse monitoring
    • EGG DONATION
    • FERTILITY CONSERVATION
      • Fertility preservation in women
      • Fertility conservation in men
  • Reproductive Surgery
    • HYSTEROSCOPY
      • Diagnostic hysteroscopy
      • Office hysteroscopy
      • Hysteroscopic resection of endometrial polyps
      • Hysteroscopic resection of fibroids
      • Hysteroscopic uterine septum resection
      • Hysteroscopic treatment of endometrial adhesions (Asherman’s syndrome)
    • LAPAROSCOPY
      • Diagnostic laparoscopy
      • Laparoscopic fibroidectomy
      • Laparoscopic removing benign ovarian cysts
      • Laparoscopic endometriosis treatment
      • Laparoscopic adhesions lysis
      • Laparoscopic surgery of fallopian tubes
      • Single port laparoscopy – LESS
    • ROBOT ASSISTED-SURGERY
      • What is robot-assisted surgery?
      • Robot- assisted surgery and infertility treatment
  • Fetal Medicine
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    • NUCHAL TRANSLUCENCY SCAN
    • ANOMALY SCAN
    • PREGNANCY DOPPLER ULTRASOUND
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Home  /  Fertility  /  Miscarriages due to problems of the embryo
  • WOMAN’S FERTILITY
    • Menstrual cycle
    • Ways to control ovulation
    • Fertility following contraception
    • Age and fertility
    • Previous pregnancies
    • Polycystic ovary syndrome
    • Endometriosis
    • Uterine fibroids
    • Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
  • MAN’S FERTILITY
    • Understanding fertility in men
    • Sperm disorders
    • Sperm screening testing
  • PLANNING PREGNACY
    • Examinations before conception
    • Health before pregnancy
    • Alternative therapies
    • Increase your fertility
    • Why is age so important?
  • INFERTILITY
    • When should I consult the gynecologist?
    • Causes of infertility
    • Overcoming infertility
  • MISCARRIAGE
    • What causes miscarriage?
    • Miscarriages due to problems of the embryo
    • Miscarriages due to problems of the mother
    • NK cells & lymphocyte immunization therapy
    • What should I do after a miscarriage

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    Fertility

    Miscarriages due to problems of the embryo

    70% of spontaneous abortions are due to accidental chromosomal or gene abnormalities of the embryo. This is damage to fetal DNA that may occur accidentally or due to lesions in the egg or semen DNA. The mechanism of natural selection in humans promptly detects this damage and discontinues pregnancies in order not to give birth to a child that is incompatible with human nature.

    In order to diagnose the pathological DNA it is necessary to carry out miscarriage tissue test during the curettage – “karyotype”test. The karyotype will help us understand whether the cause is genetic and whether it is likely to be due to damage to the DAN of the egg or sperm DNA. Only 5% of the miscarriages where the embryo has pathological DNA will be due to some chromosomal or genital damage to the semen or egg of the parents. In such cases, we will orientate the couple to seek specialized counseling from a genetician.

    If the cause of the miscarriage is not genetic, we will need to further examine the couple, i.e. to perform hormonal and immunological screening on the woman, examined her uterus as well as complete check of the sperm of the male.

    The most important and common cause contributing to miscarriages where the embryo has pathological DNA is the age of the woman. The lower the ovum reserve in the ovaries (low AMH – high FSH) [link], the higher the risk of miscarriage. Typically, the likelihood of a 25-year-old female having a miscarriage is 5%, while at 40 it is 35%!

    The quality of sperm contributes equally to the likelihood of a miscarriage. The quality of the sperm is initially checked by examining the semen analysis, especially with the DFI (DNA Fragmentation Control)

    Read more about further testing that the woman will probably need to undergo.

    Read more about semen quality tests.


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    Dr. George Ioannidis
    CONSULTANT OBSTETRICIAN & GYNAECOLOGIST
    FERTILITY AND IVF SPECIALIST

    Director GONIMOTIS Reproductive Centre
    Scientific Director Institute of LIFE MHTERA Hospital IVF Unit

    Member of the Scientific Board MITERA Hospital

    Dr. Alexandra Georgakopoulou
    CONSULTANT OBSTETRICIAN & GYNAECOLOGIST
    FETAL MEDICINE SPECIALIST

    Scientific Director GONIMOTIS Ultrasound Centre
    Scientific Collaborator MHTERA Hospital Fetal Medicine Unit

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