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Dr. Gorka Barrenetxea Ziarrusta

Dr. Gorka Barrenetxea Ziarrusta
Fertility Specialty
Bilbao


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Dr. Barrenetxea is a renowned specialist in assisted reproduction. He is an expert in IVF, preimplantation diagnosis and fertility preservation. He is Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of the Basque Country / EHU and Professor of Assisted Reproduction Master taught by the Complutense University of Madrid with the Spanish Fertility Society. Throughout his career he has directed several doctoral theses and received numerous awards, including the Research Award of the Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Madrid.

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 Credentials

GMC: 484806591

 Professional experience

• More than 25 years of experience
• Reproduction Medical Director of Bilbao (present)
• Medical Director of ART Vitoria (formerly)
• He was Chief of Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital Quirón Bilbao-Bizkaia
• Head of Breast Pathology Unit of the Hospital of Crucess
• Head of In Vitro Fertilization Unit of Human Reproduction Hospital de Cruces
• MIR of Gynecology and Obstetrics, Hospital de Cruces

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 Positions in public associations

• Executive Vice President of the Spanish Fertility Society (SEF )

 Teaching posts

• Tenured Professor Titular of Gynecology and Obstetrics at the University of the Basque Country UPV / EHU
• Responsible Tutor Internal Medical Residents Gynecology and Obstetrics Hospital of Cruces
• Assistant Professor of Nursing Teaching Unit of the Basque Health Service / Osakidetza
• Domestic Professor at the Faculty of Medicine of the UPV / EHU
• Associate Professor, Faculty of Medicine of the UPV / EHU

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 Education

• Bachelor of Medicine from the University of Navarra in 1985
• Medical Specialist Gynecology and Obstetrics, 1990
• Doctor in Medicine and Surgery with the maximum rating by the University of the Basque Country through the defense of the doctoral thesis of repeat abortions

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 Publications and conferences

• Multiple publications, presentations at national and international conferences

 Prizes and awards

• Research Award of the Society of Gynaecology and Obstetrics of Madrid
• Grant from the EEC within the Europe Against Cancer Programme
• Communication Award for Best Paper category (Section Fertility) awarded by the Spanish Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics ( SEGO ).

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 Professional membership

• European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE )
• IVF -Worldwide
• Member of the Spanish Society of Gynecology and Obstetrics ( SEGO )
• Full member of the Spanish Fertility Society (SEF )
• Member of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM )
• Full member of the Section of Gynecologic Oncology SEGO

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Languages spoken

  • Euskera
  • French
  • English

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Frozen Embryo Transfer

Embryo transfer is the introduction of one or more embryos into the woman's uterus through the cervix. It is the culmination of a technique of in vit ...

In vitro fertilization (IVF)

  In vitro fertilization (IVF) is the union of egg and sperm artificially in the laboratory in order to obtain a suitable number of embryos to tran ...

Oocytes freezing

Freezing oocytes (immature ova ) is a technique used in assisted reproduction that serves to preserve, ie, to maintain their structures in latent form ...

Partner ova reception treatment

Receiving eggs from the couple (CLOTHING) is an assisted reproduction treatment aimed at gay couples formed by women. It is a technique of in vitro f ...

Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis is a technique used in IVF treatments for selecting embryos to avoid genetic and chromosomal diseases. Under Spanish law, this technique is authorized for the detection of serious hereditary diseases, early onset and for which there is still no cure. In these cases, preimplantation diagnosis can select from eggs fertilized embryo gene that free of the disease before being transferred to the uterus. The diagnosis is made based on the analysis of single cell embryo to determine whether or not carrying a particular gene mutation, and select or dismiss it for implantation. Thus, it improves the chances of success of IVF treatments and the risk of abortion is reduced.   ...

4D ultrasound

The 4D ultrasound consists in obtaining four-dimensional images per second. This will get to see the baby and moving in real time. Best 4D ultrasounds are obtained between 24 and 30 weeks gestation. Thanks to the proportion of amniotic fluid and intermediate size baby enable optimal viewing. ...

Artificial insemination

  Artificial insemination is a method of insemination in which sperm is deposited in the vagina of women through mechanical means that replace copulation, and in the near ovulation time. In this way, the sperm travel up the fallopian tubes is shortened, and therefore, there are more likely to approach the more sperm egg. The aim is to increase the chances of pregnancy in couples who have difficulty conceiving a child. The technique consists, first, to collect a semen sample which is treated in the laboratory to concentrate sperm. The doctor inserts a speculum into the vagina to see the cervix and injecting the sperm into the uterus. Usually, it's a bit painful process, and usually accompanied by ovarian stimulation techniques. ...

Assisted reproductive technologies

Assisted reproduction techniques are useful to help a woman become pregnant. Some of these techniques include artificial insemination or in vitro fertilization (IVF). ...

Egg donation

Egg donation, egg donation also called, is the process of delivering anonymous, altruistic and selfless egg in order to help women who wish to have a child and can not process for different reasons. The requirements are to contribute between 18 and 34, have health conditions healthy without having any sexually or inheritance and have legal authority to grant permission. Before performing this procedure, the patient must pass a medical examination to assess the state of physical health with a medical review that takes into account family history and a gynecological examination, and psychological. ...

Embryo Adoption

The adoption of embryos refers to the realization of a treatment to achieve pregnancy with embryos that have lost their destiny by their biological parents. When a woman is subjected to a treatment of assisted reproduction, there is usually implement all embryos. The law establishes what is the fate of surplus embryos, which must be properly frozen and stored. The options are: implantarselos the same woman (if a posteriori wants to try to get pregnant ), destroy them, donate them for research or donated to other patients. If a woman decides to donate their embryos to other couples problems playing MAY BE GRANTED. In such cases, physicians and anonymous donors often look similar physically to future recipients parents. ...

Embryology

Embryology is a science that studies the prenatal development of organisms.

Fertility Study

The fertility testing is a medical protocol that aims to diagnose the causes of infertility in order to find the necessary help to get pregnant, within which can be seen assisted reproduction techniques. The study is conducted to the two partners, if they take at least a year trying to conceive a child without contraception without success. Studies generally last between one and two months, they are relatively simple and consist in finding out if the man has a sperm of normal characteristics, if the sperm reach the uterus after intercourse, if the woman has a right ovulation or the uterus and the fallopian tubes are normal. To do this, the fertility study may include tests such as transvaginal ultrasound, bacteriologías, hormonal study and hysterosalpingography, in the case of women; in the case of men, sperm count and sperm capacitation test. ...

Infertility

  Infertility is the inability to father children after a period of 12 months or more keeping unprotected sex. This term should be distinguished from sterility, which is the absolute inability to achieve pregnancy. According to the World Health Organization, infertility affects 15% of couples. In approximately 40% of cases, it is male infertility; in another 40%, the problem comes from the woman, and the remaining 20% ​​either of the two, or unspecified causes. The causes may be varied: genetics, immune, endocrine, toxic, infectious, etc. So both partners must undergo medical tests. Treatment may include techniques such as in vitro fertilization, artificial insemination, transfer of zygotes to the fallopian tubes, intracytoplasmic sperm injection. ...

Male Infertility

Infertility is the inability to father children after a period of 12 months or more keeping unprotected sex. This term should be distinguished from sterility, which is the absolute inability to achieve pregnancy. According to the World Health Organization, infertility affects 15% of couples. In approximately 40% of cases, it is male infertility; in another 40%, the problem comes from the woman, and the remaining 20% either of the two, or unspecified causes. The causes may be varied: genetics, immune, endocrine, toxic, infectious, etc. So both partners must undergo medical tests. Treatment may include techniques such as in vitro fertilization, artificial insemination, transfer of zygotes to the fallopian tubes, intracytoplasmic sperm injection. ...

Repeat Abortion

The abortion of repetition is the loss of three or more consecutive pregnancies before 20 weeks of gestation. Each case must be individualized, age of the woman, the circumstances surrounding the lost or anxiety partners should be aspects to consider. ...

Sperm Bank

A sperm bank is a department with assisted reproduction clinics this intended for freezing and storing sperm for later use in fertilization of ovules in assisted reproductive techniques such as in vitro fertilization. It uses a sperm bank when the woman has no partner, when couples have infertility problems by male end factor, or when there is a high risk of transmission of paternal hereditary disease, among other cases. Frozen sperm is also useful in the case of men who are about to undergo chemotherapy or radiotherapy, because these treatments could jeopardize their future fertility. Besides, donor semen anonymously must meet the requirements indicated in the applicable law and subject to some controls to donate the sperm bank. The quality of the frozen samples does not deteriorate over time, but patients are required by law to report periodically to the bank's desire to continue keeping them. ...

Sperm DNA fragmentation

Sperm DNA fragmentation, fragmentation or sperm refers to injuries, damages or breakages in the sperm genetic material, and is a major cause of infertility in man. The causes of this fragmentation of DNA may be intrinsic (by improper maturation of sperm abnormalities or genetic type) or external (for damage induced by radiation or chemotherapy treatments for episodes of high fever, acute or chronic inflammatory disease , among others). The technical study of DNA fragmentation of sperm improves the chances of success in IVF treatments. Besides, in some cases, the oocyte can repair spermatic fragmentation, depending on the type and severity of the injury and oocyte quality. ...

Spermiogenesis

Spermatogenesis is the name given to the last phase of the formation of sperm. During this stage of maturation, cells are spermatids causing an increase in queue size and decreasing the sperm head. This series of complex transformations leading to the final end of sperm constitution which male cells are specialized in transferring the oocyte DNA. The mature sperm is released through the seminiferous tubules, which are small tubes that are within the testes, responsible for producing sperm and the hormone testosterone. The approximate duration of this process is two and a half months. ...

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