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The clinic entrance with its colourful mosaic façade

Our clinic

A modern fertility clinic in Thessaloniki, with well-equipped laboratories and experienced doctors, embryologists and midwives.

Fertility Clinic is here for every woman and every family looking for modern, high-quality care with a human touch.

Founded by Dr. Vassilis Palapelas, Associate Professor at the Medical School of Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, the clinic is a trusted name in fertility care in Northern Greece: for IVF, egg donation, laparoscopy and hysteroscopy.

our fertility centre opened in Thessaloniki
1992
of green land overlooking the Thermaic Gulf
14,000 m²

Our results

Averages from our laboratory. Every year we report the results of our cycles to the Greek National Authority for Medically Assisted Reproduction and to ESHRE.

fertilisation rate of mature eggs (ICSI)
97%
survival of eggs / embryos after thawing
96% / 98%
of embryos cultured to day 5 reach the blastocyst stage
60%
pregnancy rate per transfer of a genetically tested embryo
65%

Clinical pregnancy rates per cycle, by age

  • IVF/ICSI cycles
  • Egg/embryo donation
  • Frozen embryo transfer
0%20%40%60%80%34 and under35–3940 and overWoman’s age

Woman’s age: 34 and under

  • IVF/ICSI cycles57%
  • Egg/embryo donation70%
  • Frozen embryo transfer61%

Woman’s age: 35–39

  • IVF/ICSI cycles52%
  • Egg/embryo donation65%
  • Frozen embryo transfer56%

Woman’s age: 40 and over

  • IVF/ICSI cycles20%
  • Egg/embryo donation60%
  • Frozen embryo transfer32%
Show the figures as a table
Woman’s ageIVF/ICSI cyclesEgg/embryo donationFrozen embryo transfer
34 and under57%70%61%
35–3952%65%56%
40 and over20%60%32%

Clinical pregnancy rates, averages from our laboratory. They are not a prediction for your own case.

Who we help

The average age of women having IVF at our clinic is 42–43 years (2009–2022 data).

More than 8 out of 10 of our patients had previously had unsuccessful cycles at other clinics, and more than half had been told that their only chance was egg donation.

Our facil­i­ties

The clinic was designed and built by German architects and engineers who specialise in fertility clinics. It is a “smart” and “green” building in which every room receives natural daylight.

Thoughtful design and comfortable rooms help every visitor feel calm. The clinic also has an events hall for talks and seminars, as well as a library and reading room.

Before you start treatment, you are welcome to talk to a specialist and take a tour of the clinic, so you can get to know us and feel comfortable with us.

From Germany’s first IVF baby to Thessaloniki

  1. 1982

    Dr. Palapelas is part of the University of Erlangen team behind Germany’s first IVF baby.

  2. 1992

    Dr. Palapelas founds his fertility centre in Thessaloniki and is elected to the Medical School of Aristotle University.

  3. 1996

    Further training in ICSI at the University Women’s Hospital in Lübeck.

  4. 2009

    The centre moves to the new, modern premises of Fertility Clinic in Eleones, Pylaia.

  5. Today

    A team of doctors, embryologists and midwives by your side, 97% of mature eggs fertilised, and Greece’s first babies after vitrification to our name.

People at the centre

You are not alone: infertility is common, and it affects men and women equally. At our clinic every woman and every couple is treated individually, according to the cause of their infertility and their own circumstances.

What we offer

  • Fertility investigations
  • IVF and other assisted reproduction treatments
  • Gynaecological surgery, including laparoscopy and hysteroscopy
  • Prenatal screening and antenatal classes

Any questions?

Our team will be happy to explain what applies in your case.