IVF Cost

I have received a response to my IVF cost letter from Embryoland Fertility Center in Athens, Greece, giving details of the IVF cost, IVF success rate and IVF procedure at their clinic.

The contact details for Embryoland Fertility Center are:

Miltiadis Pitsos MD PhD
Obstetrician & Gynecologist
Embryoland Fertility Center
Kifisias 41 & Argolidos 2, Athens, Greece

tel: +30 210 6911200
pitsos@embryoland.gr

www.embryoland.gr
www.drpitsos.gr/medicaltourism.php

Here are the responses I received:

The questions I have regarding treatment at your clinic are:

1. What is the current success rate for your clinic? (preferably by age as I know that the success rate will be much lower for somebody of my age) Success rate is similar to US standards. <35 years old 50.3%, 35-37 years old 40.1%, 38-40 years old 29.2%, 41-42 years old 20.9%, >43 years old 8.1%
2. How many cycles do you perform per year at the clinic? 700
3. What is the maximum age that you treat? 50 by Greek law
4. Are there any fertility conditions that you will not treat? HIV + patients; sex selection for non medical reasons is prohibited by Greek law.
5. What is your embryo transfer policy? How many embryos will you replace at one time? We strictly follow the European Society for Human Reproduction (ESHRE) guidelines and is based on woman’s age.
6. What is the basic cost of the IVF treatment? 2500 Euros (including initial consultation, ovarian stimulation monitoring, oocyte retrieval, sedation, IVF/ ICSI, embryo harvesting, embryo transfer)
7. What additional costs would / could be incurred? Medications, blastocyst culture, spare embryo cryopreservation
8. What happens to the costs if the cycle has to be abandoned? If abandoned before retrieval there is no charge. If no ET is performed due to very poor quality embryos then there will be a charge of 1500 Euros 
9. How long would I need to be in Greece for? Depending on where you are going to do the stimulation monitoring. From as short as 4 days to maximum 14-16 days.
10. Who deals with the logistics of flights and accommodation? We can certainly assist you
11. How is the pre-treatment carried out? It is individualized in every case 
12. How do I get medication? Either you can have them prescribed in your country or you can buy them in Greece
13. How will I be monitored? We certainly prefer to do the stimulation monitoring ourselfs. However, if you can arrange to have the monitoring in your country then it will be OK with us.
14. How will I know that I am not being under / over stimulated? That is why we prefer to perform the ovarian stimulation monitoring ourselves.
15. If I have a problem whilst in the UK who would I go to? To a gynecologist in your country.
16. Is the clinic registered with any regulatory body?Yes, Greek Ministry of Health

Miltiadis Pitsos MD PhD

Obstetrician – Gynecologist – Infertility Specialist

pitsos@embryoland.gr