The Cantonal
Fertility Centre in the "La Carità"
Regional Hospital of Locarno was started under the
medical and scientific direction of Dr. Aldo Campana
and Dr. Marco Balerna to help infertile couples
satisfy their desire to become parents.
In 1984, the first pregnancy and birth by in vitro
and embryo transfer insemination in Switzerland
occurred in this Centre, one of the first pregnancies
and births by intratubal transfer of gametes (GIFT)
in Europe.
The Centre in Locarno quickly became a reference
point for many Swiss and European couples who desired
and searched for help to have a child.
