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.
We looked at seven different clinics in six different countries and we evaluated the cost along with the knowledge and what they provided. And the Greek doctors have been wonderful. They had a lot of knowledge, which we looked at before we came to the clinic, just to make sure that we are going to a place where they know what they are doing.
Hello ladies who want to become pregnant by means of egg donation! I want to share my story and my experience with you.
The reason my husband and I wanted to do egg donation does not matter, the fact is that my husband and I now have a beautiful healthy son of 4 months and are very proud and happy with him!
End of 2012, we decided to try. Egg donation. We were referred to this by my gynecologist, who suggested Belgium, but then we were told that in Belgium there was a long waiting list, and we did not have time. Moreover, in Belgium, the donor is not anonymous. Therefore, we continued to search the Internet for egg donation from an anonymous donor.
We then found EMBIO MEDICAL CENTER in Athens, Greece. I emailed Dr. Paraschos asking for information, and within a few hours, I got a personal response! We had a good feeling so we went on the path! We could say that we wanted a donor with a university education, various wishes could come true then. The donor looked like me, Embio finds a donor who looks like you. You get an egg donor profile. All "approved" donors go through an extensive testing process, to make sure they are free from all kinds of diseases, they've never smoked, no addictions, etc etc. All emails were in English. From the time of the 1st mail to the egg donation in May 2013, it took us 4.5 months. This could have been a lot erarlier if I had taken the tests at Embio. In the Netherlands I've had all kinds of examinations and tests at the hospital; that we had to pay all ourselves, since these tests are not reimbursed over a certain age. Also, my husband had one investigation, his semen should also be examined to see that it was "healthy".
About 6 weeks prior to egg donation I had to start medication and injections, which I ordered online myself from England, as this was simply a little cheaper than if I ordered it directly from Embio. Otherwise, Embio can send it to you. At first, I saw the whole thing as a mountain I had to climb. All those medications and especially the self-administration of injections. Looking back, it was all well done! The doctor's assistant showed me how to do the injections. I was afraid of any side effects, but I haven't been sick from the drugs.
Anyway, at last, there was the moment of transfer of four embryos. I use the word "moment", because I really felt absolutely NOTHING during the process! It was a strange idea, that suddenly there was something inside.
June 12, 2013, now back home, of course, we could do a pregnancy test: And yes, POSITIVE!! Wowww, we were pregnant! After the embryo transfer I had to keep taking the medication for a few more weeks. That was because I simultaneously had an ectopic pregnancy, fortunately in the abdomen, alongside my healthy pregnancy. So I ended up in the hospital, bleeding. Apparently there was one embryo that managed to travel up in my fallopian tube and would grow there. (Too bad the others couldn't make it)...
Anyway, I have never regretted it! We were always having our IVF coordinator, Dr. Paraschos' assistant, on our side. A fantastic, really sweet lady, who really showed a lot of patience answering every email with my many and sometimes impatient questions.
All in all, we are now very happy with our son! Our son will not be put in an agonizing path, asking who his biological mother is, since egg donation in Greece is from anonymous donors. When the time is right and when our son is old enough, we're possibly going to tell, but we do not know for sure yet.
I just wanted to share my experience. In short, we were very pleased with the great service from EMBIO MEDICAL CENTER in Athens, Greece. Hats off to Dr. Parashos and our IVF coordinator! : Applause:
If you have questions, write with confidence to Dr Parashos and he'll answer all your questions.
If someone Dutch wants to have personal contact with me, ask for my email, so you can email me for further information!
Hi there, EMBIO Team!
I want to thank especially Dr Paraschos for everything he has done for me, and of course, Miss Helen for their support and all consultation they've given to my mum.
My name is T., I was born at 32 weeks on 22 May, 2014 40cm 1300kg I got out of the incubator in three days but I am still in the hospital and my mum and dad travel 60 km every day to see me in the hospital, watching me grow until I can go home with my parents.
Another big thank you to Dr Paraschos and here's a picture of me.
Read here how my mum was able to get pregnant after an egg donation and a kidney transplant!
I’m 45 and 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 couldn’t inject myself. So I stayed almost 3 weeks in Athens and did everything there.
During the embryo transfer I didn’t feel any pain. It was like a smear test.
Dr Paraschos is brilliant! I can’t explain how good he is! The IVF coordinator, she is the best! And Maria… they 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.
In search of a gynecologist-obstetrician a few years ago, fellow doctors recommended him to my father, the general manager of the Military Hospital (ΝΜΤΣ) at the time, as the best gynecologist in Greece. Having prevailed in the medical world and to enjoy such wide acceptance undoubtedly reveals plenty in itself. What I would like to emphasize, from my own personal experience of having borne three children, is the complete faith I had in him to handle the risks and complications I encountered in all three of my pregnancies. I truly believe that he helped me as, judging from the result, all actions taken proved to be flawless and I also honestly feel that should I have gone to another gynecologist, I probably would have lost the baby. With him, I felt a sense of security and had all the confidence in the world that he not only knows his job extremely well, but also knows how to deal in difficult situations. The most important moments of our lives are closely linked with him and there simply are no words to express our immense gratitude.
We have wonderfull news.
On 28 Februar 2016 our miracle, our wonderfull son was born.
He is so lovely and sweet.
He has been born a little to early because I had terrible pain in my belly. Which they could not explain.
So the doctor decided to get the baby.
For a week he had long problems and he is still in the hospital but he can breath by himself since last Thursday.
Now his longs has to grow so I can give him breast milk before we can get him with us at home.
We love him so much and the feelings we have for him is everything and more they ever told.
We named him Alec.
A greek name for : Protector of People.
Of course when Alec will be at home we will send a picture of the 3 of us.
We cannot ever thank you enough for our little sunshine.
We have wonderfull news.
On 28 Februar 2016 our miracle, our wonderfull son was born.
He is so lovely and sweet.
He has been born a little to early because I had terrible pain in my belly. Which they could not explain.
So the doctor decided to get the baby.
For a week he had long problems and he is still in the hospital but he can breath by himself since last Thursday.
Now his longs has to grow so I can give him breast milk before we can get him with us at home.
We love him so much and the feelings we have for him is everything and more they ever told.
We named him Alec.
A greek name for : Protector of People.
Of course when Alec will be at home we will send a picture of the 3 of us.
We cannot ever thank you enough for our little sunshine.
Love John and Gonda
From The Netherlands
Dear Dr Thanos and Elena,
I am happy to let you know our triplets have arrived safely. They were delivered on 8 July 2016 at 34 weeks gestation in pristine health. We are besotted with 3 beautiful healthy sons. I spent 8 weeks in hospital when my membranes ruptured at 28 weeks. Amazingly i made it to 34 weeks. The boys were delivered via csection and spent 4 weeks in Neonatal intensive care. All 3 boys are beautiful and very handsome! We would like to thank you for making our dreams of a family become reality. We will be eternally grateful and hold you both in high esteem. We will forward some more photos for the wall in Dr Thanos office. Again thank you from the bottom of our hearts.
We love you both very much.
Hi,
I am Christof from France.
I had a semen analysis in France, and there was a problem with my motility and the number of spermatozoa. Nothing was right.
We’ve been trying for seven years. We did 4 IVFs with my sperm and it didn’t work.
So we tried IVF in Spain with sperm donation, twice. It worked both times, but there was a miscarriage. We never learned what exactly didn’t work. So we decided to try Embio in Athens, because of the many positive comments about them in a popular forum for fertility treatments abroad.
We spent 10 days in Athens, as we wanted to do the IVF and have holidays at the same time. Our time in Athens was great with so much to see and visit.
Embio is a modern clinic, and the people are really nice. Dr Paraschos is good. At each visit, he took a few minutes to talk with us. For me this was really important.
In France, in a big fertility hospital in Paris, after the 1st visit you are just a number and no doctor comes to see you.
