We would like to share some inspirational true stories of just some of our IVF patients that struggled to reach success and with whom we have had the advantage to be both of service and encourage right from the beginning to the very end of their journey. Our patients are regular people, no different from you and us, who decided to opt for a different kind of IVF experience by combining travel and medical assistance in order to realize their dream: to start a family.
"Let me just say that having been through a number of IVFs with my dear wife at two other IVF clinics, we were able to immediately feel the difference that emBIO's clinic staff makes. Their professionalism, sensitivity, understanding and above all enthusiasm for what they are working on was indeed unparalleled. Many many thanx to all of you!"
"After 4 years and two IVFs, our dream finally came true! I was 39 and my husband David 42 when we conceived our beautiful baby boy Jordan, now 13 months old.
Funny how you just don’t imagine the possibility of having fertility problems, well I didn’t anyways, as I am 1 of 3 siblings, my parents had no problems whatsoever in conceiving and with no prior history of problems in infertility so. . . I just didn’t worry about it.
In 2011 we were happily married, had our own home and both in our dream jobs. I have always been a planner believing that I controlled my life to a certain extent. I knew I wanted children but I wasn’t in any hurry to have them and as far as I was concerned, we were okay.
After having tried to conceive naturally for two years, we were referred to EmBIO clinic for tests. Both excited that we were about to try something else instead of continuing to do what was not working, our specialist Dr Paraschos suggested we do tests on my husband first as it’s the most logical and quickest procedure to start with. That’s because women can be subjected to a variety of tests in different areas and can get more complicated.
It turned out that David had both low sperm count and low sperm motility. It was a good enough reason as to why we were struggling. IVF was the next step.
We were on our way to having our first round of IVF. In our first cycle we had 4 viable embryos. We had two embryos put back in and two embryos were frozen. Two-failed ivfs, so back to the beginning of the process again. In the midst of all this, we questioned whether it was me who had issues as well. So, I had quite a few tests and scans done - nothing. We still believe the only factor of decreasing our chances of getting pregnant was my husband’s low sperm count.
We were successful on our second fresh IVF cycle and in 2016 we gave birth to a beautiful perfect baby boy!! I screamed and teared and for a second I honestly think my heart stopped from such joy! It was such an emotional and challenging experience, however, I was supported and looked after by both my doctor who is an amazing human being as well as his team who were very compassionate and were always there to explain each and every detail with patience and professionalism.
At some point I thought just maybe it wasn’t meant for us to become parents, but I am eternally grateful to Dr Paraschos and to each member of the clinic we collaborated with for helping us achieve our miracle."
"After having had experienced unsuccessful months of Clomid and failed timed intercourse and surgeries, I was a wreck as I wanted nothing more than to get pregnant. I felt a mess and I just wasn’t myself. I found a counselor who specialized in seeing women and couples who struggled with their fertility. She recommended EmBIO clinic to me which a colleague of mine had already mentioned as well so, I thought it was worth a shot. I had already been trying to conceive for about two years. We’d spent thousands of dollars on fertility treatment so when we visited the clinic and met with Dr Paraschos, I was amazed at how reassuring and confident he and his staff were and I just somehow knew that I was in the best of hands and care. Their financial package along with their friendly and professional approach was the catalyst for helping my husband and I decide to follow their program and help us make our dream to become parents a reality.
Dr Paraschos decided on IUI and stronger meds for us. My first IUI did not work. When we began our second IUI, as hard as it was, I went back to the beginning and diligently did everything all over again and guess what? I am now 8 weeks pregnant. I cannot begin to express how grateful I am that people like you are in existence. Apart from our treatments, it was you Dr Paraschos and your wonderful caring co-workers that made me believe I had the ability to become pregnant. Having someone tell me to relax and allow my body to do what it needed was exactly what I needed and I truly believe that made all the difference. My husband and I just wanted to say thank you for everything!"
"Me and my wife ended up in EmBIO as our last resort considering our problem in our age. Having tried IVFs few times in Moscow, we decided to try EmBIO clinic in Athens after a friend of my wife’s had visited this clinic and had success in getting pregnant. I was so nervous and preoccupied that I really thought that it would be just some vacation to Greece in our case. I admit that I felt I was doing all this for my wife since she was the one that didn't lose hope.
However, everything changed when we arrived at Athens and visited the clinic. From our doctor to the very last employee we met and dealt with at EmBIO, they all treated us like potential parents and helped me actually believe again and bring back the hope that I had put aside for some time out of my despair. Thanks to Dr Paraschos and wonderful team, we are now proud parents to a very special boy! From the date that we were referred to EmBIO, up to the delivery of our baby, everything was wonderfully organized and executed according to plan with us only having to fly over to Athens. Thank you so much for your professional (yet so special for us) service that you provided."
"I was diagnosed with breast cancer at 32 years old while at the same time I had my wedding booked and plans to start a family. We had to postpone everything since treatment was our first and main concern and had priority over anything else. I had to start chemotherapy and was warned that it may have an impact on my fertility, something that brought me a lot of grief at the time. I was faced with a lot of very serious decisions regarding my cancer treatment and knew that any kind of family planning would have to be put aside. About two and a half years later I decided to stop my medication and try to conceive naturally. After a year and a half of trying without success, we found out that my 'ovarian reserve' had been affected by the chemo and I also had a blocked fallopian tube. When I came in to EmBIO for my first consultation and scan with Dr Paraschos, I instinctively thought he knew what he was talking about. He had made his research concerning my ordeal with cancer and all its details before seeing me and created a protocol to use less drugs and work with an emphasis on my natural cycle so as not to trigger the cancer. Although I was told that my chances were low, I felt that he and his people would do everything possible for me.
I believe that no other clinic would have paid such attention to my case. My doctor and staff at Embio made me feel secure and hopeful and reassured me that I was in the best of hands and so it turned out.
I definitely recommend emBIO clinic to everyone. That’s exactly what I have already been doing! From the doctors, and in particular Dr Paraschos, to our IVF coordinator, to the nurses and receptionists, everyone was really compassionate and unforgettably lovely to us! God bless them all! I am a healthy mother with my beautiful miracle daughter in my arms and a wonderful partner who was and is my rock!"
"Thank you THANK YOU a million times over for helping me become a mom to an almost 1-year-old baby girl! You are the reason for such joy in our lives and I would especially like to thank Dr Paraschos who, more than anything else, is a professional! I was amazed and felt even more at ease by the amounts of people who I met during the process who knew of his expertise and had already experienced a successful IVF treatment and were in the process of moving on to their next one, as well as by those who entrusted him and his team after having witnessed successful IVF cases of their friends and relatives."
"Dr Paraschos, the IVF coordinator Elena, every nurse and every staff member were very knowledgeable, kind, and caring. They were obviously very medically oriented, as opposed to just being a "puppy mill". In the midst of my being a patient there, not once did I feel like a number. On the contrary, they looked after our best interests and were very willing to work around our schedule since we travelled from Canada just to be treated by Dr Paraschos who had treated my Greek Canadian friend with success as well, prior to our try. I recommend this clinic to anyone who is serious about starting a family. Thank you Dr Paraschos, thank you to the nurses and friendly staff, and best of luck to all out there who are trying to get pregnant!!!"
"After more than 2 years of dealing with the difficulties of infertility, a move to Athens, Greece and the highly positive recommendations of people with personal experience were the reasons my husband and I found ourselves in the hands of EmBIO Clinic and specifically, Dr Paraschos. Back home in England, we had given the IUI's a try but were unsuccessful, had done the Clomid, and even got pregnant by sheer luck only to discover it was a tubal pregnancy.
Dr Paraschos discussed different options with us after having studied our history – mind you he was not quick to suggest one alternative over another, but reassured us with such unforgettable confidence that we will be parents! We opted to try IVF. Thankfully, we were successful after the first round.
We are now the lucky parents of two healthy and happy 19 month old twin girls! The credit goes to our wonderful doctor and his team not only for their professional medical guidance, but also their empathy and compassion to couples who are experiencing infertility after all it is such a delicate issue that many people do not understand unless they experience it themselves. The nursing staff dealt with our concerns with the utmost kindness – professionalism and support that we will never forget receiving from you!
Your clinic is by far the whole package and without a doubt we recommend it and its services! Looking forward to staying in touch with you over the years since the two blessings you helped us bring into this world reminds us just how blessed and grateful we are to you and your people!!"
This is my third IVF, and the first time at Embio Medical Centre. The previous ones were in Toronto.
I was always told it was the egg quality due to the age factor. I am 42 now.
Being a nephrologist, this is not my area of expertise, but as a physician I was better able to appreciate some things. EMBIO was not the first IVF clinic we looked at. The analysis of data that I already had was the most accurate and realistic.
The response was immediate. Communications with the IVF coordinator were excellent given the time difference, and, in any case, within 24 hours.
One of the reasons we came to EMBIO, Athens was tandem IVF. It is the first time we are doing donor in addition to our own egg.
It was not difficult to decide. When you have two very good cycles in terms of embryos and genetic testing to support that there is something wrong, it becomes a question of whether you want to become a parent or not. Genetic analysis was not in our favour in the previous two cycles.
We chose to be at the clinic from day 1, there was an option to start things from home and come later, but we chose to be in Athens 14 days in all.
Hello Maria,
It's been a while.
I had my baby on 27/07/16, a healthy baby boy.
His genotype is AS.
It's been a wonderful period except when I had all day sickness ?.
Thank you very much for everything.
I have attached his picture.
We would surely visit when next we come to Greece or when we come for the next baby.
Warm regards,
