Reproductive medicine
Certainty begins with precise classification
Infertility can have various causes: physical, hormonal or genetic factors that play a role individually or together.
Targeted diagnostic assessment helps to understand correlations, reduce uncertainties and create a sound basis for further action.
Viollier offers specialised diagnostics in reproductive medicine, as well as embryological laboratory services.
Diagnostic assessment for fertility
Hormonal and genetic factors
Examinations can shed light on hormonal regulation, cycle progression and fertility:
- Hormonal analysis to assess hormonal control
- Endocrinological assessments for menstrual irregularities
The results enable a differentiated medical classification.
Andrological diagnostics
Factors related to sperm quality often play a key role and are specifically examined:
- Spermiogram according to WHO criteria
- DNA fragmentation (e.g. HALO test)
- Survival test to assess survival rate
- Biochemical parameters in seminal plasma
- Hormone analysis
- Sperm analysis after vasectomy
The reports show which next steps would be advisable.
Common relevant factors
Certain causes affect both partners, or rather the common starting point, and are taken into account accordingly:
- Infectious disease testing (e.g. chlamydia)
- Genetic testing if indicated
This allows possible causes to be narrowed down systematically and pursued in a targeted manner.
Reproductive medicine procedures
As part of assisted reproduction, Viollier provides specialized embryological and genetic laboratory services.
The range includes:
- Sperm preparation for intrauterine insemination (IUI)
- Testicular sperm extraction after testicular biopsy
- Culture and developmental monitoring up to the blastocyst stage
- Supportive procedures such as assisted hatching, artificial oocyte activation
- PGT-A (aneuploidies)
- PGT-M (monogenic disorders)
- PGT-SR (chromosomal structural rearrangements)
Cryopreservation
Cryopreservation and storage of:
- sperm
- unfertilised oocytes
- zygotes and embryos
Under controlled conditions and clearly defined quality standards.
Collaboration and network
Infertility testing and treatment are interdisciplinary.
Viollier works with gynaecological practices, urology and andrology specialists and specialised reproductive centres.
Internally, dialogue takes place between experts in genetics, embryology and andrology.
Further information
Documents on preparation, diagnostics and services offered.