Egg Donation in Greece

ιf you suffer from premature ovarian failure (early menopause) or PCOS, today’s assisted reproduction techniques can help you conceive your child. IVF with donated eggs has made fertility over 40 possible even for women with very low oocyte quality.

Egg donation ivf is statistically the most effective infertility treatment, achieving the highest ivf success rates. However, when you start thinking about donor egg ivf you’re bound to face some restrictions regarding egg donor ivf in your country. These have to do with:

IVF and Age

The ivf age limit in your country is a critical issue. To overcome this problem, many women seek ivf with egg donation abroad. Two popular options for egg donation in Europe are egg donation in Spain and donor ivf at ivf clinics in Greece.

Greek regulations on fertility treatments allow egg donation ivf for women up to 51 years old.

How many embryos to transfer

The number of embryos to transfer can increase the chances of a successful pregnancy. The Greek HFEA states that a 3 embryo transfer may be provided for women under 35, whereas women over 35 may opt for a 4 embryo transfer (i.e. have up to four embryos transferred at egg donation clinics or fertility clinics in Greece).

Waiting List for IVF Donor Eggs

In donor egg forums you hear of ivf clinics with waiting lists for ivf donor eggs. Egg recipients may stand in line for three years or more. Thankfully, this is not always the case. One of the best infertility clinics in Europe, EmBIO Medical Center (Athens, Greece) has no waiting list for its egg donor ivf programs.

 Egg Donation Cost

Taking into account EmBIO’s high ivf success rates, especially through egg donation, the cost for donor egg ivf is significantly low. To the fertility patient’s benefit, EmBIO will only charge what the patient really needs, and not an all-inclusive flat fee. Approximately, your total donor ivf cost may be around 4800 GBP, which should cover your egg donor’s compensation and medication, as well as the cost of your partner’s semen analysis, ICSI assisted hatching etc. Depending on which programme you join, you may need screening blood tests or a blastocyst transfer. Taking your medical history and ultrasound scan results will help us make an accurate cost estimate, which will never exceed the amount you will finally pay.

Embryology Certification by ESHRE awarded to EmBIO's Clinical Embryologist, Embryo Lab Director Dina Katrania

Egg Donor Success Rates

Quite often, women come to EmBIO after a number of failed ivf cycles, and conceive their babies at the 1^st ivf with Dr Paraschos. Nowadays, egg donation success rates at EmBIO exceed 60%.

IVF Doctors’ Training

Your choice of an egg donation clinic will also depend on whether you can trust a fertility doctor with your donor egg ivf. You should look for the right credentials or guarantees. For instance, Dr Thanos Paraschos is an experienced ivf specialist who has performed the first preimplantation genetic diagnosis in the world, alongside Lord Professor Robert Winston and A.H. Handyside at Hammersmith Hospital (1989). Dr Paraschos is also the inventor of the Rigid Wallace Catheter used by embryologists all over the world for particularly demanding embryo transfers. Furthermore, EmBIO’s ART Lab Director, Embryologist Dina Katrania has performed some of the very first ICSI procedures ever done in the UK