Prof. M.D. Sevgi Bilgen

After 12 years of unexplained infertility and four failed IVF cycles at other clinics, we came to Dr. Sevgi Bilgen as our last hope. Her approach was completely different—she didn't just follow protocols but designed a personalized 'long protocol' based on my specific hormone profiles that others had overlooked. She personally performed our embryo transfer on a Sunday evening because she said the timing was 'biologically optimal,' not just convenient. Today, I'm holding our 3-month-old daughter. Dr. Bilgen doesn't just practice medicine; she practices what feels like reproductive artistry.

As a 43-year-old with diminished ovarian reserve and a previous cancer history, every fertility specialist told me to use donor eggs. Dr. Bilgen spent three hours in our initial consultation mapping my menstrual cycle patterns from the last two years—patterns I didn't even know I had recorded. She created a 'dual stimulation' protocol that harvested eggs across two cycles, then used time-lapse embryo monitoring to select the single healthiest embryo. The pregnancy was high-risk, but she coordinated weekly with my oncologist. Our son was born at 37 weeks, healthy and perfect. Her approach was methodical yet deeply human.

We're a same-sex male couple from abroad who needed both egg donation and gestational surrogacy—a legally and medically complex journey. Dr. Bilgen's team didn't just handle the medical aspects; they navigated Turkish legal requirements, psychological evaluations, and donor matching with astonishing efficiency. She personally interviewed three potential surrogates with us, focusing on emotional compatibility. During the surrogate's pregnancy, Dr. Bilgen answered our 2 AM anxious texts herself. The entire process felt less like a medical procedure and more like a carefully guided journey to parenthood. Our twins just celebrated their first birthday.

I was diagnosed with severe endometriosis that had damaged my fallopian tubes. Another doctor recommended immediate removal before IVF. Dr. Bilgen disagreed—she performed a delicate laparoscopic surgery to preserve what tissue remained, saying 'every millimeter matters.' During my IVF cycle, she adjusted medications daily based on my ultrasound results, sometimes seeing me at 7 AM before her scheduled patients. When we had only two viable embryos, she recommended transferring both against conventional wisdom, explaining my uterine lining was at 'peak receptivity.' I'm now 28 weeks pregnant with twins. Her courage to deviate from standard protocols changed everything.