The Marquès Institute in Barcelona is a specialized diagnostic and treatment center providing services in obstetrics, gynecology, mammology, endocrinology, genetics, and reproductive medicine. The hospital was founded in 1923 and is currently one of Europe’s leading institutions in terms of quality and effectiveness of infertility treatment. More than 43% of women over the age of 40 achieve successful in vitro fertilization. The first-attempt IVF success rate is 70% when using the patient’s own oocytes and 82% when donor eggs are used.

The Marquès Institute in Barcelona employs experienced, attentive, and highly skilled physicians who take a responsible approach to patient care at every stage. Reproductive-focused check-up diagnostic services are particularly popular. Many patients who seek care at this institution learn the exact causes of infertility only here.

Other in-demand procedures offered at the institute include:

  • Conservative and surgical treatment of reversible infertility

  • Karyotyping of couples

  • Genetic testing

  • Embryoscopy

  • Chromosomal analysis of oocytes

  • Preimplantation genetic diagnosis

  • Assisted hatching (incision of the embryo’s outer shell prior to transfer)

  • Intrauterine microinjection of sperm (ICSI and IMSI)

  • In vitro fertilization

  • Removal of cellular enzymes that inhibit embryo growth and development

  • Cryopreservation of oocytes and sperm

  • Cryopreservation and storage of embryos

Quality assurance is provided through a financial guarantee: the institution reimburses 70% of expenses after three unsuccessful IVF attempts. An ethical policy is in place whereby women are not offered superovulation stimulation or assisted reproductive technologies if diagnostic results indicate an inability to carry and give birth to a child. In such cases, physicians propose alternative options, such as surrogacy.

International and out-of-town patients are accommodated in bright, fully furnished, high-comfort wards. “Family-style” apartments for couples are also available. Meals are organized in accordance with the physician’s recommendations and the patient’s preferences. Upon request, documentary assistance with visa processing, airport reception and transfer, interpreter services, and a personal coordinator can be provided.