City International Hospital IVF Center

City International Hospital IVF Center is the assisted-reproduction unit of City International Hospital in western Ho Chi Minh City. The centre officially began operating on 1 March 2025 after the hospital announced that it had been authorised to perform in-vitro fertilisation and approved assisted-reproduction techniques. It combines fertility consultation, IVF laboratory work, male-infertility care and psychological support within a private general hospital.

The dedicated contact is (028) 6280 3333, extension 8172. The hospital is at 3 Street 17A, An Lac Ward, Ho Chi Minh City. The IVF page does not publish a complete centre-wide timetable, so patients should book rather than rely on general hospital hours.

A staged assessment before assisted reproduction

The centre says each case is assessed before selecting a treatment. That matters because infertility can involve ovulation, ovarian reserve, the uterus or fallopian tubes, sperm factors, combined causes or no clear explanation after standard testing. Both partners may need to attend and provide records.

Bring previous hormone results, ultrasound reports, tubal investigations, semen analyses, operative notes and summaries from earlier IUI or IVF cycles. International patients should ask which overseas results are acceptable and how recent they must be. Tests may need repeating when methods, timing or clinical circumstances differ.

The centre’s head, BS.CKI Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Sương, publishes expertise in infertility assessment for women and men, endometriosis, polycystic ovary syndrome, gynaecology and high-risk pregnancy care. Her profile says she worked in infertility care at Hùng Vương Hospital from 1990 to 2024, including leadership of its infertility department from 2004 to 2012, before joining City International Hospital in 2024.

Ovarian stimulation and egg retrieval

The official IVF pathway includes ovarian stimulation followed by ultrasound and laboratory monitoring and then oocyte aspiration, or egg retrieval. Medication and dose should be selected for the individual rather than copied from another patient. Ask what the goal of stimulation is, how often monitoring occurs, who adjusts medication and which symptoms require urgent contact.

Egg retrieval is a procedure that requires preparation and recovery planning. Confirm fasting instructions, anaesthesia or sedation, transport home and whether a responsible adult should accompany the patient. The number of follicles does not guarantee the same number of eggs, mature eggs or embryos.

Travellers should keep their schedule flexible. The retrieval date depends on response and cannot always be fixed far in advance. Ask the centre how many days in Ho Chi Minh City are normally needed for monitoring and what would happen if the cycle is cancelled or the transfer is postponed.

IVF, ICSI and embryo culture

City International Hospital publishes IVF and ICSI, embryo culture and embryo transfer. ICSI injects a single sperm into an egg and may be used for selected sperm factors or previous fertilisation problems. It is not automatically required in every IVF cycle, so patients should ask why it is being proposed and whether it changes the price.

The centre describes an ISO 6 laboratory with HEPA filtration and clean-room controls. It also lists micromanipulation equipment, individual embryo-culture chambers and a patient-identification system intended to reduce sample mix-ups. These are relevant laboratory features, but they cannot guarantee that an egg will fertilise, an embryo will develop or a transfer will result in pregnancy.

The clinic’s webpage quotes fertilisation rates of 70–80%. A fertilisation rate is not the same as a clinical-pregnancy or live-birth rate and cannot predict an individual outcome. This profile therefore does not repeat it as a success promise. Ask for outcome data defined by age group, diagnosis, treatment stage and denominator if statistics are important to the decision.

Embryo transfer and repeated attempts

Embryo transfer may be performed with ultrasound guidance. The clinical team decides whether a fresh or frozen transfer is appropriate and how many embryos to transfer within medical and legal standards. Patients should discuss the risk of multiple pregnancy, the proposed endometrial preparation and what happens to embryos not transferred.

An unsuccessful transfer does not by itself identify the reason. The centre’s recent case material explicitly notes that results should be reviewed as part of the entire treatment course and that strategy may change after previous attempts. Ask which factors will genuinely be reassessed before paying for add-on tests or procedures.

After transfer, obtain the medication schedule, pregnancy-test date and instructions for pain or bleeding. Travel plans should allow access to medical care. Early pregnancy still requires confirmation of location and development; a positive blood test alone does not exclude ectopic pregnancy or other complications.

PGT and genetic counselling questions

The IVF service page lists PGT-A for chromosome-number or structural abnormalities that arise during gamete and embryo development and PGT-M when a couple is known to carry a specific inherited disorder. PGT requires embryo biopsy and laboratory analysis, and it has limitations.

Ask which test is proposed, the exact indication, what a normal, abnormal, mosaic or inconclusive result means and whether genetic counselling is available before and after testing. PGT does not test for every condition and does not guarantee pregnancy or a child without health problems. Prenatal screening or diagnosis may still be discussed after pregnancy begins.

Patients using a laboratory outside the hospital should ask who transports samples, how identity is protected and which entity reports results. Cross-border genetic testing can add timing, consent and data-protection questions that deserve written answers.

Freezing eggs, sperm and embryos

The centre offers vitrification of eggs and embryos, sperm cryopreservation and frozen-embryo storage. It also describes a sperm bank and services for male-factor infertility and single women seeking motherhood. Eligibility, donor pathways and use of stored reproductive material are regulated in Vietnam and should be confirmed for the individual case, especially for foreign nationals.

Before freezing material, request the annual storage charge, renewal process, maximum legal period and instructions if the patient changes contact details. Consent should cover future use, disposal, separation, death and failure to pay storage fees. Moving eggs, sperm or embryos to another country requires approval from both laboratories, legal review and a specialist courier; it should not be assumed to be available.

The hospital states that its automatic storage system separates patient material and uses remote alerts. Ask for the centre’s actual contingency and identification procedures rather than relying only on a equipment description.

Male infertility and hospital coordination

The official page lists andrology treatment, and a recent hospital case describes coordination of Micro-TESE and ICSI for azoospermia. Micro-TESE is a surgical search for sperm within testicular tissue and is used only in selected cases. It is not a routine add-on to IVF.

Men may need examination, semen analysis, hormone testing, imaging or genetic evaluation before a surgical plan is considered. Ask who performs the procedure, the anaesthesia, recovery, whether tissue or sperm will be frozen and what alternatives exist if no usable sperm is found.

Because the centre is inside a general hospital, other specialties, emergency care and obstetrics can be involved when required. The hospital’s emergency number is (028) 6290 1155, available 24/7. Emergency care is separate from routine IVF booking and may be billed separately.

Appointments, language and insurance

Dr Nguyễn Thị Ngọc Sương’s current published clinic schedule is Monday to Friday, 07:30–11:30 and 13:00–16:30, and Saturday morning, 07:30–11:30. That is one doctor’s timetable, not proof of the complete IVF centre’s opening hours. Call 1900 8146 or the IVF extension to confirm the clinician and treatment-day availability.

City International Hospital operates an international clinic, but the IVF pages do not guarantee English interpretation for every consultation or embryology discussion. Request an English-speaking coordinator or qualified interpreter in advance. Consent for stimulation, retrieval, genetic testing, freezing and embryo transfer should be understood fully.

The hospital publishes insurance links at institutional level, but fertility treatment is commonly excluded or tightly limited. No insurer should be assumed to cover IVF, medicines, PGT or storage. Ask the hospital for a cost estimate and the insurer for written pre-authorisation for the exact services.

The centre underwent an RTAC assessment visit in January 2026. The hospital describes this as part of a standardisation process; the source reviewed does not state that certification had already been awarded. Patients should ask for current documentation if accreditation status matters.

Planning treatment from outside Vietnam

International patients should ask for an initial remote records review, a list of required tests and a realistic calendar before booking flights. Confirm passports, civil-status documents and certified translations that may be required. Donor, single-parent and other regulated pathways should be checked directly with the hospital and, where necessary, independent legal counsel.

Request a written quotation separating consultation, tests, medication, monitoring, retrieval, anaesthesia, IVF or ICSI, embryo culture, PGT, freezing, storage and transfer. Clarify refunds or charges if treatment stops at an earlier stage. Keep copies of prescriptions, consent forms, embryo reports and discharge records for care at home.

Vietnam Clinic’s fertility and IVF clinics in Vietnam guide provides a wider comparison. The meaningful comparison is an individual diagnosis, protocol, laboratory plan, legal eligibility, communication and total cost—not a headline fertilisation percentage.

Seek urgent assessment for severe or increasing abdominal pain, heavy bleeding, fainting, breathing difficulty, chest pain, rapid abdominal swelling, very low urine output or persistent vomiting. Contact the IVF team for treatment-specific instructions, but use emergency services when delay could be unsafe.