# Dr. Ghina Shami > The professional profile of Dr. Ghina Shami, consultant in reproductive medicine and infertility, practising since 2008 and in Dubai since 2012: her training, her clinical interests, and educational pages on fertility tests and treatments with their sources. - FAKIH IVF LTD - DUBAI BRANCH: 37 65b Street, Al Wasl Road, Jumeirah 1, Dubai, AE, +971 4 349 7600 - Fakih IVF FZ LLC: Al Razi Building 64, Dubai Healthcare City, Dubai, AE, +971 4 770 1741 - Phone: +971 4 349 7600 - Email: ghina.shami@fakihivf.com - Opening hours: Mo-Sa 08:30-17:00 - Languages: العربية, English - Areas served: Dubai - This file in other languages: [العربية](https://www.ghinashami.com/llms.txt) The pages give general information about treatments; they are not medical advice or a diagnosis. Appointments are arranged by each clinic through its reception. The site is in Arabic (default) and English. ## Clinical interests and conditions - [Endometriosis and fertility](https://www.ghinashami.com/en/conditions/endometriosis/index.md): Endometriosis and trying to conceive: how the condition can affect fertility, how it is diagnosed, and the options and trade-offs that guidelines describe. - [Low ovarian reserve](https://www.ghinashami.com/en/conditions/low-ovarian-reserve/index.md): What low ovarian reserve and a low AMH level mean, what they do not predict, and how guidelines use them when fertility treatment is planned, with sources. - [PMOS, the condition formerly called PCOS](https://www.ghinashami.com/en/conditions/pmos-pcos/index.md): PMOS is the new name for polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): what the condition is, how it is diagnosed and what it can mean for fertility, with sources. - [Unexplained infertility](https://www.ghinashami.com/en/conditions/unexplained-infertility/index.md): Unexplained infertility means standard fertility tests are normal: what the diagnosis means, what a full assessment covers and the options guidelines describe. - [Age and fertility](https://www.ghinashami.com/en/interests/age-and-fertility/index.md): How fertility changes with age in women and men, what tests can and cannot show, when guidelines advise an earlier assessment, and what age means for IVF. - [Egg freezing](https://www.ghinashami.com/en/interests/egg-freezing/index.md): What egg freezing (oocyte cryopreservation) is, who it is generally considered for, how a cycle runs, what later use involves, and its risks and limits. - [Fertility tests for couples](https://www.ghinashami.com/en/interests/fertility-tests/index.md): How a fertility assessment of both partners works: when guidelines advise it, what each test checks, and what the tests can and cannot tell you. - [Genetic testing and carrier screening](https://www.ghinashami.com/en/interests/genetic-testing/index.md): Genetic tests around pregnancy explained: family history, carrier screening, karyotype and exome sequencing, who they are relevant to, and their limits. - [IUI (intrauterine insemination)](https://www.ghinashami.com/en/interests/iui/index.md): What intrauterine insemination (IUI) is, who it is generally used for, how a cycle works, its risks and limits, and what clinical guidelines say. - [IVF and ICSI](https://www.ghinashami.com/en/interests/ivf-icsi/index.md): What IVF and ICSI are, who they are generally used for, the stages of a cycle, single embryo transfer, and their risks and limits, based on current guidelines. - [Male infertility: tests and next steps](https://www.ghinashami.com/en/interests/male-infertility/index.md): How male infertility is assessed: semen analysis against WHO reference values, when hormone and genetic tests are added, lifestyle, and the limits of tests. - [Natural conception and ovulation induction](https://www.ghinashami.com/en/interests/natural-conception/index.md): Improving the chance of natural conception, when ovulation induction is used, how it is monitored, and its risks and limits, based on current guidelines. - [PGT-A : testing embryos for chromosome number](https://www.ghinashami.com/en/interests/pgt-a/index.md): What PGT-A (preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy) is, how embryos are tested, what the evidence shows, and its risks and limits, including mosaicism. - [PGT-M : testing embryos for an inherited condition](https://www.ghinashami.com/en/interests/pgt-m/index.md): What PGT-M is, who it is generally used for, how a family-specific test is prepared before an IVF cycle, and its risks and limits, based on ESHRE and HFEA. - [Preconception care: health before pregnancy](https://www.ghinashami.com/en/interests/preconception-health/index.md): Preconception care: folic acid, weight, smoking, alcohol, caffeine, rubella immunity, long-term conditions and medicines to review before trying for a baby. - [Recurrent implantation failure](https://www.ghinashami.com/en/interests/recurrent-implantation-failure/index.md): Recurrent implantation failure after IVF: how it is defined, which investigations ESHRE recommends, which add-ons lack evidence, and the limits of testing. - [Recurrent pregnancy loss](https://www.ghinashami.com/en/interests/recurrent-pregnancy-loss/index.md): Recurrent pregnancy loss: how it is defined, which tests guidelines recommend, which treatments have evidence behind them, and what is known about the outlook. - [Semen analysis: preparing for the test and reading the report](https://www.ghinashami.com/en/interests/semen-analysis/index.md): How to prepare for a semen analysis, how the sample is collected, what the report measures, and what the WHO reference limits can and cannot tell you. ## Her CV - [About Dr. Ghina Shami](https://www.ghinashami.com/en/about/index.md): Dr. Ghina Shami's training and practice: medicine and a residency at the American University of Beirut, ECFMG certification, practising since 2008. ## The IVF guide - [After your embryo transfer: what to expect](https://www.ghinashami.com/en/guide/after-embryo-transfer/index.md): General information on the days after an embryo transfer: normal activity, medicines taken on time, warning signs, the pregnancy test and what comes next. - [Preparing for IVF: what you need to know](https://www.ghinashami.com/en/guide/preparing-for-ivf/index.md): General information on the months before IVF: the tests usually done, folic acid and vitamin D, iron, smoking, alcohol, weight and activity, with sources. ## Pages - [Dr. Ghina Shami](https://www.ghinashami.com/en/index.md): Dr. Ghina Shami is a consultant in reproductive medicine and infertility (fertility and IVF care) in Dubai. She has practised since 2008 and at Fakih IVF since 2012. This is her professional profile: training, clinical interests and clinics. - [Conditions that affect fertility](https://www.ghinashami.com/en/conditions/index.md): PMOS (formerly PCOS), low ovarian reserve, unexplained infertility and endometriosis: what each means for fertility, from international guidelines. - [The IVF guide](https://www.ghinashami.com/en/guide/index.md): Two short guides on IVF: preparing in the months before a cycle, and what to expect in the days and weeks after an embryo transfer, with their sources. - [Clinical interests](https://www.ghinashami.com/en/interests/index.md): Educational pages on fertility tests, age and fertility, natural conception, IUI, IVF and ICSI, egg freezing, embryo testing, implantation failure and pregnancy loss, with their sources. - [Where Dr. Shami consults](https://www.ghinashami.com/en/locations/index.md): Dr. Ghina Shami consults at two Fakih IVF clinics in Dubai, on Al Wasl Road and in Dubai Healthcare City. Each clinic's address, hours and reception phone are listed here. ## Optional - [Legal information](https://www.ghinashami.com/en/legal/index.md): Who publishes this website, the clinics where Dr. Ghina Shami consults and their licensing authority, emergencies, complaints, copyright and governing law. - [Privacy](https://www.ghinashami.com/en/privacy/index.md): How this website handles personal data: what it collects, who receives it, how long it is kept, and the rights you have. It is also the cookie policy.