IVF Success Stories

“Hello, my name is Klaudia Giese and I am a dentist. For a long time my husband and I had tried to realize our great dream of having a child in several in vitro fertilization centres, but without success. In Germany, doctors’ capabilities are limited because of the degradation of the medical system. We were really frustrated and we desperately sought a solution abroad. In 2004, Prof. Theodoropoulos advised us to go to Athens, Greece, to Dr. Paraschos’ centre. Finally, in 2006, we decided to go there.

Dr. Paraschos welcomed us, and from the first moment, we felt from the interest that he showed that he understood us. The centre’s very high standards, the cordial and familiar environment, the scientific training of the team and, of course, Dr. Theodoropoulos made us immediately feel that the pregnancy test would be positive; we could not believe it. After so many failed attempts, hopes and distresses, we could feel that we were closer to realizing our dreams. During the pregnancy, I even feared that something could go wrong.

However, Dr. Paraschos who followed me throughout the pregnancy was always close to me, ready to answer my slightest doubts and to calm all my fears. Thank God, everything was fine, there were no complications and our little girl was born perfectly healthy. The feeling of holding your own child in your arms is indescribable. There are no words to describe the absolute happiness that I was feeling then. I would like to advise all couples who have not yet managed to realize their own dream of having a child not to lose hope. I recommend, without any reservations, from a personal and scientific point of view, that they contact Dr. Paraschos’ in vitro fertilization centre in Athens.”

Sharifa from Dharan travelled to emBio Medical Centre in Greece for fertility care because the treatment she desired is not available in Saudi Arabia.

She was accompanied by her husband and they needed to make only one trip lasting 9 days to Athens to complete the treatment, which cost €7,000. The reasons they chose emBIO were:

1. The high success rates achieved by emBIO

2. Good reviews they found on the Internet

3. The highly experienced fertility specialists in Athens

Sharifa remembers the positive experience she and her husband had:

"They allowed me to start the treatment and undergo tests in my home country (supported by my own insurance) and provide them with the results.

"They answered all my questions in a professional way and in short period of time, even on a Saturday night."

Dr Paraschos is brilliant at IVF!

I had IVF with my own eggs at Embio. This is my first try. I Googled IVF clinics in Europe, saw the profiles of all the clinics and then I chose Embio because of Dr Thanos Paraschos profile and also the IVF cost at Embio.

I was told that I could start the treatment at home, but I decided to go and do everything at the clinic. The reason was I got needlophobia and I could not inject myself. So I stayed almost 3 weeks in Athens and did everything there.

During the embryo transfer I did not feel any pain. It was like a smear test.

Dr Paraschos is brilliant! I cannot explain how good he is! Sotiria, the IVF coordinator is the best! Τhey were so nice with me. All the stuff just brilliant! They really take care of you. They respond right away. Dr Paraschos replies to you quickly for anything you want to know.

Jenny travelled to emBIO from Australia for IVF therapy with donor eggs.

Jenny tells her story:

"We’re here for donor egg ivf cause I haven’t got any more eggs. It’s seventeen years we’ve been trying to have a baby in Australia. We found Embio and Dr Paraschos and we are happy with how efficient they were in responding to our needs.

"Embio is a beautiful clinic, very supportive. Dr Paraschos was very kind and gentle and put us at ease. Elena, our coordinator, has been fantastic from day one, and also very supportive. The whole process was smooth and very quick. We highly recommend anyone that has had trouble conceiving to give Embio clinic a call."

The first time I was informed that I had endometriosis, I had not grasped the amount of physical and emotional hardship I was to endure in the future to come.  The pains experienced during my period or during intercourse were excruciating.  I was diagnosed with an endometrial cyst (chocolate cyst) in my left ovary yet none of my previous doctors had suggested a laparoscopy. Therefore, I had undergone two unsuccessful IVFs in my efforts to have a baby.

Dr Paraschos explained that my problem could be solved by performing a laparoscopy during which the cyst would be removed while simultaneously all the adhesions would be resolved and never did he doubt how much better I would be.  Meanwhile, I was also diagnosed with hydrosalpum which I was advised to have it removed while Dr Paraschos was against this. The operation performed by the doctor and his team was a life changer for me.  The surgery went smoothly and all the pains I suffered before, disappeared.  I felt so much better and my psychology was improved to such a degree that I once again had hopes of having a baby.  As we speak, I'm 6 months pregnant with my first child without even having to go through another IVF.  I thank Dr Paraschos and his team from the bottom of my heart for their immaculate professionalism, consistency and responsibility.

Attached to our letter is a picture of Pricilla who was born on the 16th of October last year weighing two kilos and eight hundred grams in Lyon. She is our pride and joy! We are all doing great here, in fact we plan to visit you again this time next year to try for a little brother for our princess! Thank you so very much Embio for everything.

Proud daddy!

"Me and my wife want to thank you all so much for our lovely son Iasonas. We also would like to thank the egg donor who helped us in her own very special way to live our dream as a family."

Jason is now 38 and I am 35 and we had been trying to conceive for two years.

I was a bit on the overweight side, with a higher BMI, but I had lost 10 kilos over 12 months. Jason quit smoking to improve both his health and our chances of conceiving and yet, we still had no success so we called EmBIO on the recommendation of Jason’s sister who lives in Athens with her family.

On the first appointment with our fertility specialist, Dr Paraschos, we were asked to have blood tests done in order to check my husband’s sperm and see if my cycles were ovulatory. Turned out they were longer, but this could have been due to my higher BMI. The tests confirmed that I was ovulating and in few words potentially fertile with no signs of other risks. Jason’s semen sample was normal too. Our doctor didn’t determine any other causes so we were facing an unexplained infertility. He explained that it is common and the cause of up to 35% of infertility problems and so suggested IUI which apparently is less invasive and a good starting point for situations like ours.

Our specialist suggested we try up to two IUI cycles before thinking of more progressive treatments.And so we opted for IUI and following the second cycle, I was pregnant!!  We now are two very happy people with an amazing healthy baby boy in our lives. Thank you to everyone at EmBIO for your help!

"I had visited a number of IVF centres over the net and I was very impressed with your success rates. This is the reason we initially chose EmBIO. It was a great success that led to our precious twin girls. Thank you for answering all of our questions with patience and kindness."