emBIO Medical Centre: Infertility clinic and IVF treatment in Greece, Athens

At emBIO IVF, they believe the best fertility experience combines compassionate, patient-centered care and leading-edge reproductive technologies.

embio Medical Centre in Athens, Greece, was founded in 1997 and since then has offered couples a full range of specialist infertility investigations and treatments. Their state of the art clinic and laboratories were designed to provide you with a comprehensive and flexible service of the highest standard using the latest assisted conception techniques.

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Both the medical and scientific staff of tthis IVF clinic in Athens, led by Dr Thanos Paraschos, provides innovative solutions for reproductive problems in a caring and supportive environment. Based on their experience of having treated thousands of patients from all over the world, emBIO recognise and strive to meet the individual needs of each couple.

Internationally renowned Greek infertility and IVF specialist

Dr Thanos Paraschos is an internationally known obstetrician and gynaecologist, who specialises in infertility and IVF treatment. He gained experience over 8 years in various University and large General Hospitals in England, such as Hammersmith Hospital with Lord Professor Robert Winston, who is a world-leading expert in reproductive biology. Lord Winston is also well-known for presenting many BBC television series, such as Child Of Our Time and The Human Body.

Dr Thanos Paraschos is the medical director of the Embio IVF unit in Athens, Greece, which he founded in 1996.

Read more about Dr Paraschos' extensive training and experience.

IVF success statistics

emBIO boasts one of the highest success rates in Europe. The success rate in 2006 and 2007 in women undergoing IVF with egg donation was 58%. See more emBIO success statistics.

Fertility treatments available at emBIO in Greece

The emBIO Medical Centre offers a most comprehensive range of gynaecological and infertility treatments.

As you would expect, the emBIO clinic provides traditional and standard treatments such as:

• Ovarian stimulation

• Intra-uterine insemination

• In vitro fertilisation

• Egg donation

• Cryopreservation

New methods in IVF treatment at emBIO Medical Centre

emBIO is at the forefront of infertility developments and methods and they offer the following specialised treatments:

• In vitro maturation - this requires no hormone therapy to produce large numbers of mature eggs; instead immature oocytes are retrieved from the women’s ovary and are matured in the lab for 24-48 hours. The main advantage of this procedure is the exclusion of hormonal stimulation drugs or gonadotropins before collection as in a conventional IVF cycle.

• Vitrification - a revolutionary new rapid freezing technique for eggs and embryos, which dramatically increases their survival rate. Human eggs have high water content and are therefore extremely fragile and sensitive to all freezing procedures. However, vitrification avoids the damage caused by crystal formation inside the cell increasing dramatically their survival rate.

• Sickle-cell anaemia - a condition affecting a small percentage of African-Americans that results in painful, life-threatening blood clotting and infections. The red blood cells have an abnormal oxygen-carrying hemoglobin molecule that can cause the cell to change from its normal disc shape to a sickle shape that can get trapped in small blood vessels.

• Assisted hatching - a procedure in which the outer layer of the embryo is either thinned or opened in order to facilitate hatching. In general this is preferred for women above the age of 40 and in patients with repeated implantation failures in IVF cycles.

For more information on the extensive range of fertility treatments delivered at emBIO  please refer to their website or read the frequently asked questions.

State of the art facilities

emBIO's new headquarters offers fertility patients a comprehensive treatment approach that combines advanced fertility services with scientifically valid complementary modalities. The facility features state-of-the-art surgical and medical facilities, private consultation areas, and inviting open spaces. 

Contact details

emBIO Medical Centre

77 Ethnikis Antistaseos st

15231, Chalandri

Greece

Tel +(30) 210 6774179

Website: www.ivf-embryo.gr/en/ 

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