Many patients visit IMFER each year to receive a variety of treatments. At IMFER, we strive to provide an excellent service for couples that come to see us from other countries. Our foreign patients department guarantees correct communication with gynaecologists, andrologists, biologists, nurses, anaesthetists, psychologists, sexologists and our other staff thanks to a personal simultaneous translation service (Italian, English, French, German and other languages).
Furthermore, we schedule the required medical visits during any treatment in accordance with the couple's requirements and agenda as far as possible, making sure that they can enjoy the many places of interest in our city and the surrounding area. In this way, our patients can get to know the region and their stay in Spain becomes not only a requirement for having a child, but also a magnificent holiday during which the child was conceived.
HOW TO REQUEST MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OUR FOREIGN PATIENTS PROGRAMME:
For further information or to send us your queries, please contact us through our web site (contact us section), and we will be only too happy to reply.
Foreign patients’ hot line: +34 670 393 753.
Hours of operation: from Monday to Friday, from 9.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m.
IVF/ICSI FOR FOREIGN PATIENTS
IMFER offers the option of in vitro fertilisation in Spain for patients of any nationality. By taking contraceptives in the country of origin, it is possible to programme the start of the cycle with almost absolute precision. The estimated period for the treatment is 12 days, although this figure is approximate since each patient responds to the medication in a different way. The time the couple has to spend in Spain is approximately 7 days, during which they can enjoy typical Spanish hospitality. Once they have returned to their country of origin, a waiting period is necessary before a reliable pregnancy test is possible (14 days after the ova have been taken).
DONATION OF OVA FOR FOREIGN PATIENTS
IMFER makes it possible for many patients wanting a child but who do not have sufficient ova, have ova of poor quality or genetic alterations that cannot be detected in the embryo to receive ova from donors. Although this treatment is not covered by the legislation of a variety of countries, in Spain the legislation states that it must be carried out anonymously and confidentially so that neither the donor nor the patient may know the other's identity. Through its translation and interpretation service, IMFER informs the fertility clinics of various countries of the service by telephone, fax and e-mail. The clinic also encourages direct contact with patients over the Internet and other media.
Our ova donation programme for foreign patients comprises the following stages:
1. INITIAL CONTACT: The couple contacts our clinic to apply for an ova donation programme. They are given detailed information, their queries are resolved and an appointment is made.
2. VISIT TO SPAIN: The couple makes only one medical visit to our centre so that they can meet our staff (doctors, biologists, andrologists, anaesthetists, psychologists, sexologists, nurses, etc.). The clinical records are opened, the woman has a gynaecological examination, blood analyses are made of both the man and the woman and a sample is taken of the man's semen. For our patients’ convenience, the semen sample is frozen so that the man does not have to be present at our centre on the day when the ova are donated. Furthermore, during this visit, a detailed explanation is given of the treatment and any queries the patients may have are answered.
3. IN THE COUNTRY OF ORIGIN: After our patients have returned to their country of origin, while the woman takes a course of pills to prepare her endometrium, at IMFER we begin the search for the ideal donor. Not every woman can donate ova. The donor must be a young, healthy woman whose family does not have any hereditary diseases and whose physical appearance is as similar as possible to that of the patient. Other aspects are also taken into consideration, such as psychological profile and blood group. This process usually involves a short waiting period, after which, once the donor has been selected, the process for stimulating her ovaries begins. Approximately 10 days later, the ova are taken from the donor and fertilised with the frozen semen of the man, who is resting in his country of origin with his partner, on the same day. Throughout the process, our patients are informed in detail of the development of the cycle.
4. EMBRYO TRANSFER IN SPAIN: After the donated ova have been fertilised, the couple is notified with at least four days’ notice of the fact that they have to return to Spain. Again, we try to make this trip as pleasant as possible and make sure our patients receive the legendary hospitality of Murcia. On the day the couple returns, the embryo is transferred and, two days later, the patient can return to her country of origin.
5. PREGNANCY TEST: A pregnancy blood test is recommended 14 days after the donation of the ova. The date of the test is indicated in writing on the day of the embryo transfer at IMFER. During this waiting period, fluent contact with our clinic is maintained and we answer any query the couple may have. The pregnancy rate obtained is over 50% per embryo transfer.
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Here is some useful information on how to get to Imfer and organize your stay in Murcia
HOW TO GET TO IMFER
By plane: the closest airports are Alicante and Murcia-San Javier. Both are about a 40-minute drive from Murcia. Alicante’s airport is larger and better served.
Connections between Alicante airport and Murcia:
Taxi. You will find taxis 24/7 at the exit of the airport. The price of a ride to Murcia is approximately 70 euros.
Bus. Direct line between the airport and Murcia bus depot. The stop is located in front of the arrival area at Terminal 1: cross the road and go up the ramp toward the pay parking. The stop of the buses to Murcia is on your right just after the ramp. You can buy your ticket from the driver (approximately 4.50 €). There is a bus every two hours from 7,15 a.m. till 9,15 p.m. The ride takes about 45 minutes.
Rental car. When leaving the airport turn left, and enter the motorway toward Murcia – Almería – Granada. When arriving to Murcia disregard the first few exits to teh city and continue following the signs to Murcia-Cartagena. Get off the motorway at the Murcia Ronda Norte exit (nº 140). On the exit keep to your right, and turn immediately right in the very first street (calle San Antón), without entering the roundabout. Turn right again after the Mercadona supermarket (Plaza Nueva de San Antón/Calle Desembojo). At the third crossing you will find calle Olof Palme; IMFER is to your right.
Connections between San Javier airport and Murcia:
En taxi. The price of a ride to Murcia is approximately 65 euros
En bus: Take a taxi to the stop of bus nº 70 in the town of San Javier. Bus nº 70 leaves San Javier to Murcia every hour and 40 minutes from 7.40 a.m. until 9,40 p.m.
Rental car. Follow the signs toward the motorway to Murcia. When arriving in town, take exit nº 141 (Murcia Ronda Norte). On the exit keep to your right, and turn immediately right in the very first street (calle San Antón), without entering the roundabout. Turn right again after the Mercadona supermarket (Plaza Nueva de San Antón/Calle Desembojo). At the third crossing you will find calle Olof Palme; IMFER is to your right
WHERE TO PARK
You may park free of charge with no time limits in the spaces marked with white lines. Spaces marked in blue or green are paying (pay at the park meter). Do not park in spaces marked in orange as they are reserved to residents and you will get a fine. At the back of our institute you will find a multi-storey paying car park: to get there follow the “P FREMM” signs
ACCOMMODATION:
On www.murciaturistica.es you will find detailed information about all hotels and other tourist resources in the Murcia Region. For further information, do not hesitate to contact us.
LINKS:
www.mappy.com (maps and road itineraries)
www.aena.es(information on all airports in Spain, including Alicante and San Javier, and the services they offer)
www.alsa.es (buses Alicante airport-Murcia)
THE TOWN OF MURCIA AND ITS SURROUNDINGS
Murcia is currently the seventh most populated provincial capital in Spain and the official census shows a population of 391,146, of which 172,949 live in the town and 218,197 live on the outskirts or in the houses scattered around the Huerta region. The town of Murcia is located in the south of the region of the same name. Its annual average temperature is 18°C and its low rainfall guarantee our patients an enjoyable stay. It has a surface area of approximately 881.860 square kilometres and the municipal district is located in two areas that are clearly defined by their countryside: The so-called Campo de Murcia and La Huerta. The area is separated into 54 districts and 28 quarters, which make up the town centre, which stands on 12.86 square kilometres of the total municipal district area.
There are two airports nearby, with easy access to the town: Murcia-San Javier, approximately 35 km away and the Airport of Alicante approximately 60 km away.
Murcia is a monumental town and offers visitors endless hours of leisure and culture. In the town itself, it is possible to visit the cathedral of Murcia, which is the town's most important religious building with features that belong to the Gothic, Renaissance and baroque styles of architecture. It is also possible to visit the various baroque churches built all around the town centre, interesting museums (archaeology, fine arts, Salzillo, the water museum of Los Molinos del Río, etc.) and monuments (the Romea theatre, the clock tower, the casino, etc.). Outside the town, visitors can enjoy the magnificent sanctuary of La Fuensanta and the monastery of San Jerónimo (the Escorial of Murcia).
Murcia is also an excellent location for rural tourism. The region known as La Huerta offers visitors a variety of routes.
If you are a beach and sun enthusiast, Murcia can also offer you an unforgettable holiday. La Manga del Mar Menor is an inlet of land from which you can enjoy 3000 hours of sunshine a year, as well as the privilege of seeing two very different seas from your bedroom window: the Mediterranean, cold and deep with large waves; and the so-called Mar Menor, warm, shallow and calm. In both seas, visitors can practise a wide variety of water sports (sailing, canoeing, swimming, water skiing, jet skiing, fly surfing, windsurfing, catamarans, diving, etc.).
Murcia also has two famous spas, which are held among the best in Europe: El Balneario de Archena and Fortuna. which provide accommodation and a relaxing, comfortable stay. baths, massages, mud and thermal water treatments, etc. are all available at these centres.
We also have tourist complexes, such as the Manga Club, an environment that has been specifically designed to satisfy the requirements and expectations of clients at all times, offering a wide range of tourist services such as accommodation, restaurants, sports (golf, tennis, etc.) and leisure in general.
In short, Murcia is the ideal location for an enjoyable holiday while your dreams of being a parent are coming true. Unforgettable memories shared with your partner while you wait for the happiest moment of your life: the birth of your baby.
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