The first cryopreservation of embryos took place in the Krasnoyarsk hospital on Kutuzova

For the first time, cryopreservation of embryos took place at Krasnoyarsk Clinical Hospital No. 4.

The regional Ministry of Health said that the procedure was performed by specialists from the new department of assisted reproductive technologies, which was opened as part of the national project “Family”.

The first patients were a married couple. The resulting biological material was successfully frozen for use in the in vitro fertilization (IVF) program.

“Perhaps for some these are just cells, but for us they are the first sparks that will become the beginning of the birth of a new star and a whole universe for future parents,” commented the head doctor of the hospital, Veronika Kozhukhova.

The department was created with the support of the government of the Krasnoyarsk Territory and the regional Ministry of Health. 174 million rubles were allocated from the regional budget for these purposes. This is the first department of this profile in a state hospital in the region, where you can undergo a full cycle of infertility treatment.

In 2026, they plan to conduct 100 IVF cycles, and by 2028, reach 2,000 procedures annually. Previously, such services were available to residents of the region only in private clinics.