Reproductive Medicine

The Department of Reproductive Medicine at the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University is one of the medical institutions in China that began relatively early to conduct clinical and research work in human assisted reproductive technology. In December 2004, it obtained approval for the trial operation of artificial insemination with the husband’s sperm (AIH), and AIH officially began operation in May 2006. In December 2009, it obtained approval for the trial operation of in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET; first- and second-generation test-tube-baby technology), and IVF-ET officially began operation in April 2011. The trial operation of artificial insemination with donor sperm (AID) began in September 2023. In September 2020, the department passed the relocation verification conducted by the Shandong Provincial Health Commission. It relocated from the Laoshan Campus to No. 218 Ningxia Road and, together with the Departments of Andrology, Gynecology, Ultrasound, Medical Imaging, Laboratory Medicine, and Anesthesiology, formed the Reproductive Medicine Center, providing patients with comprehensive diagnostic and treatment services.

The hardware facilities are at a leading level in China. The department has strong technical capabilities, a well-structured talent team, and advanced medical equipment. All procedures are guided by ethical principles, and individualized, targeted treatment plans are implemented. The assisted reproductive technology laboratory has fully implemented laboratory monitoring systems, laboratory verification systems, and laboratory process-control systems that are among the most advanced in China, safeguarding the laboratory’s efficient and safe operation. A reproductive medicine ward has been established, and hysteroscopic and laparoscopic surgeries are performed to optimize diagnostic and treatment services. The Reproductive Medicine Center’s advanced culture equipment, rational planning and layout, comprehensive quality management system, and well-established operating procedures and regulations have all received high praise from hospital leaders and peer experts.

Talent Structure

The hospital attaches great importance to building its talent structure. At present, the Department of Reproductive Medicine has a medical team with excellent technical expertise and high professional ethics. Professor Li Yufeng of Tongji Hospital affiliated with Huazhong University of Science and Technology has been invited to serve as President of the Reproductive Hospital of the Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University. The Department of Reproductive Medicine has 13 clinical physicians in gynecology, including 7 physicians with senior professional titles and 6 physicians with doctoral degrees. The assisted reproductive technology laboratory has 6 staff members, including 4 technical staff with senior professional titles and 3 technicians with doctoral degrees.

Professional Features

Current clinical services mainly include: diagnosis and treatment of male and female infertility; diagnosis and treatment of recurrent miscarriage; diagnosis and treatment of various reproductive endocrine disorders; ovulation monitoring; selective fetal reduction; artificial insemination with the husband’s sperm and with donor sperm; in vitro fertilization and embryo transfer (IVF-ET), intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), and embryo freezing and thawing technologies; platelet-rich plasma treatment of the ovaries and endometrium; infertility-related hysteroscopic and laparoscopic surgery; and, in collaboration with the Department of Andrology, epididymal and testicular sperm retrieval by puncture, microdissection testicular sperm extraction (micro-TESE), and other procedures. Specialty outpatient clinics for specific conditions have been established for special patient groups, including recurrent miscarriage and recurrent implantation failure, polycystic ovary syndrome, diminished ovarian reserve, artificial insemination, genetic counseling, and other conditions.

The department currently has approximately 70,000 outpatient visits annually and completes more than 3,000 cycles per year in total, including conventional IVF-ET, ICSI, and in vitro fertilization using frozen-thawed embryos. To date, the department has completed 30,000 assisted reproductive cycles.

Consultation phone: 0532-82913007

WeChat Official Account: 青岛大学附属医院生殖医学

Clinic hours: Monday to Friday 7:30-12:00 13:30-17:00;

Weekends and public holidays 7:30-12:00