Ospedale Santa Maria

Medically Assisted Reproduction (MAR) and Infertility Center

Ospedale Santa Maria in Bari, a multi-specialist hospital structure accredited with the National Health Service, is part of GVM Care & Research and is a point of reference for Italy for diagnosis, therapy, and research in the field of male infertility and femininity, with 30 years of experience. Its Medically Assisted Procreation Center provides a complete path of support for couples who have difficulty conceiving: from gynecological and andrological examinations to diagnostic imaging, up to first level (intrauterine insemination) and second level (in vitro fertilization) help techniques IVF and intracytoplasmic sperm injection ICSI), cryopreservation of semen, oocytes, and embryos, heterologous fertilization with a donation of both female and male gametes, without forgetting psychological counseling, which is essential to accompany the couple throughout the process.

Ospedale Santa Maria in Bari was one of the first centers in Italy to use the ICSI technique, performing over 10,000 egg retrievals since 1991, resulting in approximately 2,500 pregnancies and as many children. With an average of 1,200 first- and second-stage procedures per year, the center performs more than one-third of the procedures in the region. Santa Maria Hospital is a national reference point for medically assisting reproduction (MAP) and is the health facility with the highest volume of procedures in southern Italy. The medically assisted procreation programs of the Ospedale Santa Maria have the most innovative international protocols.

The Infertility Treatment Center is also active in the research field. It implements protocols to help patients understand the importance of correct prevention and accurate information, then a timely diagnosis of infertility, targeted treatments, and, where necessary, the conservation of one's gametes as an investment for tomorrow.

According to a public reporting portal of Italian healthcare facilities, comparing the performance of the facilities based on the data released by the Istituto Superiore di Sanità (MAP Register), Ospedale Santa Maria - GVM Care & Research of Bari is in first position for number of cycles of IUI, intrauterine insemination — level I technique, while for the number of oocyte thawing procedures - level II and III technique — the hospital of Santa Maria occupies the 4th place in the national ranking.