An Sinh Hospital IVFAS

IVFAS is the assisted-reproduction unit at An Sinh Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City. Established in 2009, it provides fertility assessment and treatment for male and female infertility, ovulation disorders, blocked fallopian tubes, endometriosis, diminished ovarian reserve, sperm abnormalities and unexplained infertility. Its published techniques include IVF, ICSI, fresh and frozen embryo transfer, fertility preservation, surgical sperm retrieval and preimplantation genetic testing.

The unit operates inside a general hospital at 10 Trần Huy Liệu, Phú Nhuận Ward. This gives patients access to hospital infrastructure, but the fertility unit should not be confused with the hospital’s 24-hour emergency service or its general outpatient timetable.

Starting with a fertility assessment

IVF is one possible pathway, not the automatic first step for every patient. The unit says treatment plans are individualised after assessment. A useful first appointment usually brings together reproductive history, menstrual or ovulation information, prior pregnancies, surgery, infections, existing fertility tests and treatment already attempted. Both partners’ records matter when treatment is planned as a couple.

Bring laboratory reports with dates and units, ultrasound findings, operative notes, semen analyses and a complete medicine and supplement list. Ovarian-reserve markers and semen results can change, so the team decides which tests need repeating. A single abnormal result should not be interpreted outside clinical context.

The official page identifies Dr Nguyễn Anh Danh as head of IVFAS and former deputy head of the infertility department at Từ Dũ Hospital. It also lists Specialist Level I physician Lê Tấn Vĩnh. It does not publish individual consultation schedules, languages or a guarantee that a named doctor will attend every appointment.

IVF, ICSI and embryo culture

Conventional IVF places eggs and sperm together in the laboratory, while ICSI involves injecting one sperm into an egg. IVFAS lists both techniques and says embryo culture occurs in a clean-room laboratory. The appropriate method depends on the clinical and laboratory picture; ICSI should not be assumed to improve every case simply because it is more technically involved.

The treatment sequence can include ovarian stimulation, monitoring, egg retrieval, fertilisation, embryo culture and embryo transfer. Some patients have a fresh transfer, while others freeze embryos and return for a later frozen transfer. Ask which stages are included in the proposed cycle and what clinical or laboratory findings could change the plan.

The unit’s page does not publish current pregnancy or live-birth rates by age, diagnosis, embryo type or transfer strategy. No success percentage is added here. Fertilisation, biochemical pregnancy, clinical pregnancy and live birth are different outcomes and should not be compared as though they were interchangeable.

Frozen embryos, eggs and sperm

IVFAS offers cryopreservation of sperm, eggs and embryos. Freezing can be part of an IVF cycle, fertility preservation before treatment that may affect reproduction, or management of a condition where transfer is postponed. The unit’s short service list does not publish storage contracts, annual fees or maximum storage periods.

Before freezing material, ask how identity is checked, what consent forms govern storage, what happens if contact is lost, how fees are renewed and which instructions apply in the event of death, separation or a change in reproductive plans. International patients should also ask whether material can be transported to another country and which Vietnamese and destination-country rules would apply.

For embryo storage, establish who has authority to request transfer or disposition. These decisions should be documented before treatment rather than handled only when the storage period ends.

PESA, TESE and male-factor treatment

The unit lists PESA and TESE for surgical sperm retrieval. PESA obtains sperm through a needle from the epididymis, while TESE takes tissue from the testicle. These procedures may be discussed in selected cases where sperm are not available in the ejaculate, but the correct approach depends on the cause and the male partner’s assessment.

Ask who performs the retrieval, what anaesthesia is used, whether it happens on the same day as egg retrieval, how recovered sperm are assessed and whether tissue or sperm will be frozen. Clarify what the backup plan is if no usable sperm are found. The website does not list micro-TESE, so that technique is not attributed to IVFAS without further confirmation.

Pain, swelling or bleeding after retrieval needs the team’s instructions, while severe or rapidly worsening symptoms require urgent hospital assessment.

PGT, assisted hatching and artificial oocyte activation

IVFAS lists preimplantation genetic testing, assisted hatching and artificial oocyte activation among its techniques. These are add-on or indication-specific procedures rather than routine requirements for every cycle. PGT involves sampling embryo cells and analysing selected genetic information; it does not test for every possible disease or guarantee a healthy child.

Ask which type of PGT is being proposed, what condition or chromosome question it addresses, the laboratory performing analysis, the possibility of an inconclusive or mosaic result and whether genetic counselling is available. Also clarify embryo biopsy, freezing and transfer timing.

Assisted hatching alters or opens the zona surrounding an embryo, while artificial oocyte activation may be considered in particular fertilisation problems. Patients should request the unit’s clinical reason, evidence, extra cost and alternatives rather than accepting these techniques solely because they appear on a service menu.

Laboratory standards and the 2019 quality milestone

An Sinh Hospital says IVFAS’s laboratory and procedure rooms were built to clean-room standards and follow recommendations from the American Society for Reproductive Medicine and the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology. This is the hospital’s description of its practice; it is not equivalent to current accreditation by ASRM or ESHRE.

The unit also states that it achieved VN-ARQA 2.0 certification in 2019. The page does not give an expiry date or a link to a current certificate, so the profile records the 2019 milestone without claiming uninterrupted certification through 2026.

Patients can ask about current laboratory quality controls, incubator monitoring, witnessing or identity safeguards, power backup and incident communication. These questions are particularly relevant when eggs, sperm or embryos will be stored.

Planning treatment from outside Ho Chi Minh City

An IVF cycle requires more than one visit. International and domestic travellers should ask for an estimated calendar covering baseline assessment, stimulation monitoring, egg retrieval, laboratory updates, transfer and pregnancy testing. Dates can move according to ovarian response and embryo development, so avoid purchasing inflexible travel before the plan is clear.

Confirm which consultations can occur remotely and which require examination or blood tests at An Sinh. The official page does not state that IVFAS offers teleconsultation, so online care is not added as a structured service. If monitoring will occur elsewhere, ask whether IVFAS accepts external ultrasound and laboratory results and in what format.

Vietnam Clinic’s guide to fertility and IVF clinics in Vietnam can help patients compare treatment scope, laboratory questions and travel logistics. It should not be used to choose a protocol without clinical assessment.

Costs, medication and written consent

The IVFAS page does not publish a complete current price list. Request an itemised estimate separating consultation, tests, stimulation medicines, monitoring, egg retrieval, anaesthesia, IVF or ICSI, embryo culture, transfer, freezing, annual storage, PGT and any additional laboratory technique. A headline cycle price may not include all of these components.

Ask what is payable if a cycle is cancelled before retrieval, if no eggs are obtained, if fertilisation does not occur or if there is no embryo suitable for transfer. Refund and storage terms should be written. Do not purchase fertility medicine independently without confirming the active ingredient, dose and storage requirements with the unit.

Consent is a continuing process. Both intended parents should understand decisions about fertilisation, number of embryos transferred, freezing, genetic testing and the future use of stored material. Translation may be necessary because the official unit page does not state which languages staff speak.

Hours, booking and the hospital address

An Sinh Hospital publishes general working hours of 07:30–12:00 and 13:00–16:30, Monday through Saturday, plus 24-hour emergency care. These hours appear in the hospital-wide footer and are not labelled as IVFAS’s own consultation or laboratory timetable. For that reason, they are not entered as the unit’s structured opening hours.

The hospital switchboard is (028) 3845 7777, with additional numbers 1900 886 887 and 093 810 0810. The general email is info@ansinh.com.vn. When booking, state that the appointment is for the Assisted Reproduction Unit and ask for the relevant building, floor, clinician and preparation instructions.

Emergency service is not a substitute for routine fertility contact, but urgent symptoms during stimulation or after egg retrieval should not wait for the next scheduled appointment. Severe abdominal pain, breathing difficulty, fainting, heavy bleeding or rapidly increasing swelling requires prompt medical assessment.

Insurance and follow-up after treatment

The unit page does not list international insurers, direct-billing partners or payment methods. Fertility treatment coverage varies widely and may exclude medication, laboratory techniques, storage or genetic testing. Verify the exact benefit with both the hospital and insurer before starting treatment.

After embryo transfer, ask who receives pregnancy-test results, when ultrasound is planned and when care transitions to an obstetric provider. Patients returning abroad need a concise treatment summary, medication plan and embryo-storage documentation. A positive test is an early milestone, not the end of clinical follow-up.

IVFAS’s verified strengths are a hospital-based programme operating since 2009, a defined assisted-reproduction laboratory scope, surgical sperm retrieval and several advanced embryo techniques. The unanswered points—current outcome data, unit-specific hours, languages, prices, insurance and certificate validity—should be clarified directly for each treatment plan.