Reproductive Medicine and Technology

The ART unit of the American Hospital of Paris was one of the first centers of its kind in France. It was inaugurated in 1984 by a team of professionals who had taken part two years earlier in the birth of Amandine, the first French “test tube baby.” In the years that followed, doctors at the American Hospital of Paris pioneered the development of intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI). In 1994, Audrey, the first baby born in France thanks to this new in vitro fertilization technique, was born at the American Hospital of Paris.

Today, our ART unit features a highly specialized team of biologists who oversee all laboratory procedures, 23 private practice physicians specialized in reproductive medicine, a team of uro-andrologists present from the initial consultation to the surgical retrieval of sperm, a team of genetic consultants and a team of psychologists. We manage more than 2,300 IVF procedures and 1500 frozen embryo transfers per year, making us the leading center for assisted reproductive technology in France. Our ART laboratory is ISO 15189-accredited by COFRAC (French accreditation committee, no. 8-4195) and by the American Joint Commission.

The American Hospital of Paris’s Assisted Reproductive Technology center uses an electronic identity monitoring system called RI WitnessTM. Each couple receives an electronic ID card. Thanks to this card, the system can check their identity on every piece of equipment and material used for each fertilization attempt. RI WitnessTM ensures the traceability of all steps involved in the handling of sperm, eggs and embryos. Radiofrequency identification chips containing the identity of both partners are placed on the laboratory dishes. This system ensures an extremely high level of security in terms of identity monitoring.

Our unit operates within the Hospital and has access to multidisciplinary services on site including outpatient care, an operating suite, anesthesiologists, specialized nurses and an array of inpatient units.

The American Hospital of Paris also features a Fetal Medicine Unit and a maternity ward.