UK/IRE Seminar June 2019

SURROGACY & Egg Donation

in Greece

Dr. Garavelas Attanasio

Garavelas Medical Group official partner of Io Life clinic

IASO Maternity Hospital

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Who needs

a surrogate?

• Women with no uterus (surgically

removed, congenital abnormalities)

• Severe Asherman’s syndrome

• Multi-fibroid operated uterus

• Failed IVF attempts due to uterus

factor

• Cancer History Patients

• Severe medical conditions that cannot

tolerate a pregnancy (e.g. pulmonary

hypertension, chronic renal failure)

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Advantages of Surrogacy in Greece

• Greek Law, allows couples from abroad to do

surrogacy in Greece

• Surrogacy fees in Greece are really competitive

• Addresses (eligible) to married/unmarried couples

and single women

• Future parent’s names go to the birth certificate,

immediately after the delivery.

• Future parents can leave for their country with

their baby, after a 2-3 weeks of minimum stay after

the delivery

• Future parents are safe and fully protected by an

official Greek Court’s decision, before the embryo

transfer

• Surrogacy in Greece is altruistic

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Surrogate Mothers

• Surrogates mothers comes from European

background – residents in Greece

• Health check

• Uterus scans

• Psychological tests

• Healthy, young, screened for medical

conditions, never convicted of a crime and

having experienced a full term pregnancy

before, surrogates.

• Emotional and physical wellbeing of all

surrogates, is screened. Psychiatric

evaluation is obligatory

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How it works

• A dedicated legal team which takes over everything for

you

• Honesty and integrity is paramount for us

• Support in UK, support in Athens

• Every couple has their needs

• Signing the contract and all legal documents:

1. The intended parents making the request and wishes to

have a child should prove to be medically impossible to

gestate

2. The Woman (surrogate mother) offering to carry the baby

3. The eggs that will be implanted to the surrogate mother

must not belong to surrogate mother

4. All people involved (if the surrogate mother is married and

her husband) should agree in a written consent that they

accept to submit to this process.

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Next steps

• Court trial "behind closed doors" in order to protect the

privacy of the parties prospective parents

• Fast process 3-4 months to get the court decision

• Positive judge decision

• The law states that "mother of the born child is the woman

to whom has been given the relevant judicial authorization"

and not the woman who conceived and gave birth to the

newborn

• You meet the surrogate mother

• Medical process

• IVF transfer

• Surrogate mother – positive pregnancy

• Follow up from our team for the scans, blood tests from

surrogate mother

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Baby Delivery

• Delivery 36-38 weeks of

pregnancy

• Legal parentage

• Birth Certificate, straight after

the delivery

• Visit to your embassy to get

travel documents for the

newborn

• Note, that Greek passport is

not given to the newborn

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Surrogacy Fees what is included

▪ Surrogate’s fee –

altruistic*

▪ Legal Fees

▪ Compensation to

the Surrogate

Mother

▪ Medical Expenses

▪ IVF charges

▪ Prenatal Care:

prenatal exams,

ultrasounds, and

personal oversight

▪ Delivery and

Recovery

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Egg Donation

• Egg donation treatment to

guarantee one or several

embryo transfers with an

expected pregnancy rate of

80% success rates

• We guarantee up to 2 good-

quality embryos on day 5***

• The most up-to-date system for

monitoring, identification and

tracking of biological samples.

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Egg Donation and what includes

• Medical treatment and donor follow-up

• Medical treatment for the recipient woman and

on-line follow-up

• Medication for the donor

• Sperm capacitation

• Phenotypic matching

• Individual matching with a single donor with

proven fertility from pool of 500 donors

• Carrier Screening on the donor.

• 1st embryo transfer

• No waiting list (subject to laboratory)

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Why choose us

• Work with the most experienced professionals in the field

• Intended Parents review a complete medical history for

surrogate mothers, including prior pregnancies

• Confidentiality

• All parties agree to the financial arrangements in the

surrogacy legal contract, before conception

• Our commitment to our couples and surrogate mothers

has earned us a sterling reputation, and we are very well

known and respected by specialists in the surrogacy and

infertility field

• We never had a surrogate mother change her mind

• When working with international clients, we have had

always babies gain entry to their home country

• All surrogate mothers have approved and verified

insurance.

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Our clinic

• Institute of Life, one of the

largest and most advanced

Assisted Reproduction

Centers in Europe

• Advance Technology and

Techniques with high

standards

• Offering motherhood

through Surrogacy

https://youtu.be/2Ud503zcegg

https://youtu.be/25aBWyP8sI0

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Our Mission

• Guide intended

parents and

surrogates through

the process of

surrogacy

successfully and

create happy

families

• Together, we will

work with you to

achieve your

dream of becoming

a parent.

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Thank you

Looking forward

to welcome you

in Greece