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Assisting Nature is a fertility clinic in Thessaloniki, Greece. If you have never visited the city or heard of it then you are in for a treat. The city of Thessaloniki is a beautiful port city with gorgeous seas to gaze upon, and is known for its many festivals and wonderful culture. With the city itself having seen three different empires it has resulted in many different styles for you to see, with Roman, Ottaman and Byzantine ruins being particular sights for you to visit. If you are a history, archaeology or architecture buff then this city is the perfect place within which to have a wonderful sight-seeing holiday on top of your infertility treatment with the clinic. A few places of note are the White Tower of Thessaloniki, which contains an exhibit, the Arch of Galerius, Aristotelous Square and the Archaelogical Museum of Thessaloniki, and much, much more. You will find much to do in this wonderful and cultural city, that is fast becoming a tourist hot spot for people from all over the world.

IVF Treatment at Assisting Nature – Greece

The clinic itself has a wonderfully simplistic design with a mixture of blue, white and black colours, that have been delicately chosen to emit an aura of calm and relaxation so that your time in the Assisting Nature clinic is as stress-free as possible. It’s not just the décor that will help you feel calm but the doctors and specialists too, as they are all highly educated and experienced, and have worked at some of the most prestigious universities in the world, which has helped them become distinguished members of the medical community. They have even had their works and studies published in some of the most distinguished medical journals and even been invited to give talks all over the world about infertility treatment. This is the kind of staff that you can trust and put all of your faith in, and you knowing that you are in safe hands will allow you to feel even more calm and relaxed than before.

At Assisted Nature clinic in Greece they believe that by utilising state-of-the-art equipment they can offer you the best chances of success, and as such have equipped their lab with only the best in ART (Assisted Reproductive Technology). They also utilise many different techniques, all of which have been tested and proven to be successful when it comes to infertility treatment. With so many different treatment options available they will be able to personalise your treatment in order to best suit you.

Not only are Assisted Nature looking out for your best interests when it comes to helping you achieve pregnancy, but they are also looking out for your psychological well-being. Having a baby through IVF treatment can be a very taxing experience, especially when it comes to needing to utilise donor eggs or sperm, and they understand this. So they have a whole host of services available to you, in order to help you psychologically and ensure you are mentally prepared for everything the treatment involves. They offer counselling for both you one on one, and couple counselling if you wish to do it with your partner, as well as for single mothers and egg donors. These psychological services are available to you at any point during your treatment. With all of this available it shows that the clinic is looking out for your best interests and has your health in mind.

One of the main reasons for offering psychological services is due to it being hard on women when they need to rely on an egg donor in order to fall pregnant.

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Assisting Nature Reviews

Check three of the 69 Google Business reviews posted by patients online. The clinic has received an average score of 4.3 in Google reviews.

“I and my wife have used the services of at least 4 IVF clinics and received consultations from others, both in the United Kingdom and Greece. I dare say IVF care in UK is in the medieval ages compared to that in Greece (this comparison could expand to other areas in private health care really); it is not about value-for-money, it mainly is about the expertise, commitment, personalisation and effort provided. Assisting Nature is by far ahead of any clinics we used in the UK, and one of the top (if not the ultimate best) in Greece; I and my wife are in our 40s and we consider ourselves extremely lucky and thankful for having been referred to this clinic, because after years of unsuccessful IVF attempts with other clinics, we now go through our 2nd trimester of our pregnancy. And that was not just luck. Dr Papanikolaou, apart from having top academic qualifications, he is a skilled gynaecological surgeon; he has the competency and confidence to perform difficult and risky operations (one of the hysteroscopies in our case) with success. Unlike past previous clinics, where they wouldn’t even be able to see a wide-base polyp, and those who did wouldn’t have the skill or dare taking the risk of removing it. If it wasn’t for Dr Papanikolaou, we’d still be trying… The entire Assisting Nature clinic team of doctors / embryologists, nurses, midwives and admin staff have simply been brilliant. The personnel is highly trained (each in their field), dedicated and supportive. The team is supported by cutting-edge hardware and the latest medical / embryology lab equipment. I’d highly recommend this clinic, especially to women from the United Kingdom (or anywhere in the world!) Dr Papanikolaou and team thank you so much, we appreciate your efforts for helping us achieve success!!!”

Reviewed by Theo K

(Translated by Google) “I would like to thank my doctors Mr. Vangelis Papanikolaou and Fotini Chouliara who with their perfect scientific training are always willing to explain in detail all my questions and concerns. Thank you for the effort we make and which has been crowned with success so far as despite my difficult case, we have managed to collect two beautiful and chromosomally healthy blastocysts. I wish of course the second half of our joint effort to be crowned with success. A big thank you to the embryologist of the center Mrs. Timotheos for her also excellent scientific training. I have not felt so far to be a number, because the approach is always personalized. I also thank the midwives and the secretariat staff for their professionalism. The race continues and we will win it thanks to your help! Thank you!”

Reviewed by Olympia M.

(Translated by Google) “I just found out today that I am pregnant and I am very happy about it! I would really like to thank all the staff of the clinic, the obstetricians, the gynecological secretaries and above all Mr. Papanikolaou for their cooperation, dedication and professionalism! all well and watch out for my 3rd blastocyst! I’ll be back !!! 😊 ”

Reviewed by Marina Moukou

IVF lab at Assisting Nature in Greece

Egg Donors at Assisting Nature

At Assisting Nature, they have strict guidelines on what requirements each donor needs to meet to donate.

  • 20-32. Donors must be between 20 and 32, to ensure the health and fertility of the eggs.
  • Educated. All donors must possess a high-school diploma, although the clinic prefers those with college degrees.
  • No history of drug abuse. This is to ensure that no external and illegal substances will have interfered with the eggs, although they will be tested thoroughly to ensure this is the case.
  • No STIs. They must never have contracted an STI (Sexually Transmitted Infection), even if it has been treated successfully. This is something that can also impact egg quality.
  • Good health. All donors must be in good health and must also be non-smokers. The healthier the donor the better the quality of the eggs.

If you are interested in finding the ideal egg donor for your IVF treatment, you might be interested in watching the webinar below with Dr Evangelos Papanikolaou, MD, PhD, and Petroula Tatsi, BSc, Clinical Embryologist.

IVF cost and treatment options at Assisting Nature – Human Reproduction & Genetics

IVF Treatment options:

Woman up to 54 years old

Single woman

Lesbian couples

Fresh donor eggs

Frozen donor eggs

Surrogacy

PGT-A (PGS) - embryo genetic testing

HIV positive - male

HIV positive - female

HBV/HCV positive - male

HBV/HCV positive - female

Gender selection (medical reason)

IVF costs:

IVF with own eggs: from €3,600

Egg donation fresh cycle: from €6,200

Egg donation frozen cycle: from €8,500

Medical consultation: from €150

Frozen embryo transfer: from €1,350

Embryo donation: from €4,250

Donor sperm: from €400

Egg donors availability:

Egg donor race:

Caucasian (white)

Hispanic (Latino)

Scandinavian

African (black)

Asian

Indian

Arab

Egg donor anonimity:

Anonymous

Non anonymous

Donor pictures:

Donor picture

Donor as a baby picture

Donor egg source:

Egg Bank located at the Clinic

External Egg Bank

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Evangelos Papanikolaou, Co-Founder, Gynecologist, Reproductive Gynaecology Specialist, Assisting Nature – Human Reproduction & Genetics

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Egg Donation Programs
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Standard Program

€6,200

Basic information

Program with donor's oocytesFresh oocytes

Waiting time for donor eggsImmediately

Maximum number of visits in clinic3 visits

The maximum time of stay (days)7 days

Basic Guarantees

No. of oocytes: All oocytes from donor

Embryos day 3:2

Embryos day 5:2

Additional costs required

Additional Costs

€1,850

First medical consultation (qualification)

€150

Embryologist consultation

INCLUDED

Program qualification tests for woman

€150

Program qualification tests for partner

€150

Recipient's medications

€50

Donor's medications and all other costs

INCLUDED

Sperm freezing before the program

€350

ICSI

INCLUDED

Blastocyst culture (embryo development till day 5th)

INCLUDED

Vitrification of (remaining) embryos and storage for 1 year

€1,000

ET - Embryo transfer

INCLUDED

MACS

INCLUDED

IMSI

INCLUDED

PICSI

INCLUDED

Donor Genetic Screening (e.g. CGT, Recombine)

INCLUDED

AH - assisted hatching

INCLUDED

Embryo Glue

INCLUDED

No. of IVF cycles included in package

1

Other procedures and costs

PGT-A (PGS) - genetic embryo testing

€2,000

Embryo Monitoring (Embryoscope, Time Lapse, Geri)

€350

Donor sperm

€400

FET - Frozen Embryo Transfer

€1,350

Terms, conditions and payment

Terms, conditions and payment:

Out of the total amount patients need to pay 60% at the beginning of the program and the outstanding amount before embryo transfer.

Exclusive Program

€8,500

Basic information

Program with donor's oocytesFrozen oocytes

Waiting time for donor eggsImmediately

Maximum number of visits in clinic3 visits

The maximum time of stay (days)7 days

Basic Guarantees

No. of oocytes: All oocytes from donor

Embryos day 3:4

Embryos day 5:4

Additional costs required

Additional Costs

€1,850

First medical consultation (qualification)

€150

Embryologist consultation

INCLUDED

Program qualification tests for woman

€150

Program qualification tests for partner

€150

Recipient's medications

€50

Donor's medications and all other costs

INCLUDED

Sperm freezing before the program

€350

ICSI

INCLUDED

Blastocyst culture (embryo development till day 5th)

INCLUDED

Vitrification of (remaining) embryos and storage for 1 year

€1,000

ET - Embryo transfer

INCLUDED

MACS

INCLUDED

IMSI

INCLUDED

PICSI

INCLUDED

Donor Genetic Screening (e.g. CGT, Recombine)

INCLUDED

AH - assisted hatching

INCLUDED

Embryo Glue

INCLUDED

No. of IVF cycles included in package

1

Other procedures and costs

PGT-A (PGS) - genetic embryo testing

€2,000

Embryo Monitoring (Embryoscope, Time Lapse, Geri)

€350

Donor sperm

€400

FET - Frozen Embryo Transfer

€1,350

Terms, conditions and payment

Terms, conditions and payment:

Out of the total amount patients need to pay 60% at the beginning of the program and the outstanding amount before embryo transfer.

Exclusive Premium Program

€10,900

Basic information

Program with donor's oocytesFrozen oocytes

Waiting time for donor eggsImmediately

Maximum number of visits in clinic3 visits

The maximum time of stay (days)7 days

Basic Guarantees

No. of oocytes: All oocytes from donor

Embryos day 3:6

Embryos day 5:6

Additional costs required

Additional Costs

€1,850

First medical consultation (qualification)

€150

Embryologist consultation

INCLUDED

Program qualification tests for woman

€150

Program qualification tests for partner

€150

Recipient's medications

€50

Donor's medications and all other costs

INCLUDED

Sperm freezing before the program

€350

ICSI

INCLUDED

Blastocyst culture (embryo development till day 5th)

INCLUDED

Vitrification of (remaining) embryos and storage for 1 year

€1,000

ET - Embryo transfer

INCLUDED

MACS

INCLUDED

IMSI

INCLUDED

PICSI

INCLUDED

Donor Genetic Screening (e.g. CGT, Recombine)

INCLUDED

AH - assisted hatching

INCLUDED

Embryo Glue

INCLUDED

No. of IVF cycles included in package

1

Other procedures and costs

PGT-A (PGS) - genetic embryo testing

€2,500

Embryo Monitoring (Embryoscope, Time Lapse, Geri)

€350

Donor sperm

€400

FET - Frozen Embryo Transfer

€1,350

Terms, conditions and payment

Terms, conditions and payment:

Out of the total amount patients need to pay 60% at the beginning of the program and the outstanding amount before embryo transfer.

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Clinic operates since: 2013

No. of IVF cycles (donor eggs): 112

No. of IVF cycles (own eggs): 381

No. of fertility doctors: 6

No. of embryologists: 5


MD, PhD Evangelos Papanikolaou

Co-Founder, Gynecologist, Reproductive Gynaecology Specialist

Experience: 22 years

Languages: Greek, English

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MD, PhD Robert Najdecki

Co-Founder, Scientific Director, Gynecologist, Assisted Reproduction Specialist

Experience: 32 years

Languages: Greek, English, Polish

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MD, MRCOG, BSCCP, MSc Christina Ioakeimidou

Gynaecologist, Assisted Reproduction specialist BIOGRAPHY

Experience: 15 years

Languages: English, Greek

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MD Odysseas Zafiratis

Co-Founder, Vice President, Gynecologist, Assisted Reproduction Specialist

Experience: 19 years

Languages: Greek, English, Albanian

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MD, PhD Evagelos Mpampas

Gynaecologist, Assisted Reproduction specialist

Experience: 13 years

Languages: English, Greek

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MD, Msc, PhD Anna Timologou

Gynaecologist, Assisted Reproduction specialist

Experience: 9 years

Languages: Greek, English

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MD, MSc Foteini Chouliara

Gynaecologist, Assisted Reproduction specialist

Experience: 7 years

Languages: Greek, English

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BSc, MSc Evi Timotheou

Senior Clinical Embryologist, Lab Director

Experience: 17 years

Languages: Greek, English, Italian

BSc, MSc Petroula Tatsi

Clinical Embryologist

Experience: 11 years

Languages: Greek, English

BSc, MSc Tatiana Chartomatsidou

Jr. Clinical Embryologist

Experience: 7 years

Languages: Greek, English, Bulgarian

MSc Fay Pakaki

Senior Fertility Midwife Coordinator

Experience: 11 years

Languages: Greek, English, French

Stella Stamataki

Midwife Coordinator

Experience: 7 years

Languages: Greek, English

Chara Alatzopoulou

Patient Coordinator

Experience: 12 years

Languages: Greek, English

Artemis Marousou

Patient Coordinator

Experience: 8 years

Languages: Greek, English, French

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Assisting Nature – Human Reproduction & Genetics - IVF with Donor Eggs Success Rates


DATA CONFIRMED BY CLINIC

*Data provided by clinic for 2022

You should know:

Presented statistics don't include any frozen embryo transfers within an IVF cycle. Be aware of treatment costs as some clinics include frozen embryo transfers in their statistics and FET may not be included in program cost.

How are the success rates calculated?

Fresh donor eggs

single IVF cycle success rate per embryo transfer:

54%


Frozen donor eggs

single IVF cycle success rate per embryo transfer:

50%


Average number of embryos transferred per embryo transfer

The higher number of embryos the higher risk of multiple pregnancy:

1.5


Preferred embryo transfer day

day 3 (cleavage) or day 5 (blastocyst):

5


Your individual chances to successful treatment

If you don't want to fall into IVF success rates trap, ask the clinic about your individual prognosis based on your age, medical history, previous treatments and infertility diagnosis.

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