Sperm Assessment Greece

Dr Elena Kontogianni BSc, PhD, is an embryologist-geneticist and a pioneer in infertility treatment and preimplantation genetics.Scientific excellence combined with her deep caring for the patients is what makes her unique in her field. She has helped thousands of couples overcome their fertility issues and become parents. She has shared with them the anxiety in the first stages, when they don’t know if they can have a baby, but also the unique moments of happiness and fulfillment when more than 7,000 IVF  babies were born with her help.She performed the first Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis in the world, at Hammersmith Hospital, in the team of Lord Professor Robert Winston and Professor Alan H. Handyside. She is actively working on Preimplantation Diagnosis for chromosomal abnormalities and ß-thalassaemia and was awarded by the Greek Medical Association for her research. She teaches at the Post-Graduate Program of Reproductive Medicine in the Medical School of the University of Athens.

Today it is possible to make the dreams of thousands of couples trying to have a baby of their own come true, bypassing significant conception hurdles. In a time when subfertility problems keep rising and fertility rates in the western world are in decline, scientific research has brought about a revolution with the development of Assisted Reproduction Technologies (ART), offering us the ability to treat the majority of subfertility cases. Until now more than 1.5 million children have been born with this method worldwide. This website intends to present the scientific background on issues related with human reproduction and ART in simple terms. For practical reasons it has been divided in two parts: a short one and a more extensive one. The following sections will provide a comprehensive overview of the anatomy and function of the female reproductive system, the physiological procedure of conception, causes of subfertility and recent methods for their diagnosis and treatment.

Dr. Nikolaos Th. Manias studied medicine under scholarships at the Universities of Athens, Greece, and Sheffield, UK. He graduated Cum Laude in 1977.He specialised in Obstetrics-Gynecology and Gynecological Endocrinology and Infertility (1982-1987). He has authored, co-authored and presented several scientific papers in International and Greek Meetings, he has given numerous lectures at Seminars sponsored by the Society of Hellenic Gynecological Endocrinology as well as post-graduate courses in Gynecology.He is founder as well as Director of the "Center for Assisted Human Reproduction MITROTIS", which includes a complete program of IN VITRO FERTILISATION (IVF) and INTRACYTOPLASMIC SPERM INJECTION (ICSI). Complete program of preparation of the couple for a successful IVF, ovulation induction, ovum retrieval and fertilisation (Modern Laboratory of Assisted Human Fertilisation, IVF), embryo transfer, observation of the success of implantation. The In Vitro Fertilisation nowadays has high rates of success, which at our Center are 48-50% per embryo transfer for women under 37 years old, regardless of cause of subfertility, and smaller rates of success for women older than 38 years of age. In cases of oligoasthenospermia or azoospermia a revolutionary solution for any problem of male subfertility is applied. Today, with this method (ICSI), any type of sperm regardless of count, motility, vitality, or morphology can fertilise. The rates of success of the method are very high (as in

Life Clinic is a leading fertility, IVF and gynaecological clinic in Athens, Greece with top success rates and a specialism in treating immunological disorders and unexplained infertility. We deal with all aspects of infertility and offer a full range of fertility treatments and services including IVF, Egg Donation, Embryo Donation, Egg freezing, PGD/PGS, and Wrinkle Treatment, as well as extensive investigation, treatment & monitoring for immunological disorders that affect fertility. Who are we? We are a boutique fertility clinic, as opposed to a large-scale clinical department, and proudly offer you strictly tailored treatments and personalised care – everything that you would expect from a highly specialised and unique clinic. Life Clinic is led by Dr Dimitri Papanikolaou, Obstetrician & Gynaecologist specialising in Reproductive Medicine and Reproductive Immunology. He is a pioneer in practices that are now popular trends in the IVF community, such as low-dose stimulation, longer stimulation protocols, ovarian support with supplements and supportive treatments, natural cycle applications and treating immunological problems affecting fertility. From the onset of Dr Dimitri's career, he paid special attention to the benefits of personalised medicine. The cornerstone to the success of his work is his belief that “we must treat individuals, not illnesses”. This approach was proven to be very effective. It resulted in high satisfaction rates and has helped