Pelargos IVF is a medical group based in Athens, Greece, established in 2015. The clinic aims to provide completely personalized treatments for both Greek and international patients, ensuring that each couple works closely with a dedicated fertility specialist from a specific IVF clinic. Patients can consult with Dr Harry Karpouzis, MD, MRCOG, who runs the clinic and offers consultations in a building that also houses a maternity hospital. Pelargos IVF specializes in subfertility, IVF with own oocytes, egg donation, and surrogacy. They offer both online and face-to-face consultations, assisting patients in finding suitable egg or sperm donors through their collaborating IVF centres. Additionally, the clinic provides support for the legal aspects of surrogacy and offers advanced gynaecological minimal access surgery, pregnancy monitoring, and access to top private maternity hospitals in Athens. The staff is fluent in English and provides interpreting services on demand.
Treatment Options at Pelargos IVF
Pelargos IVF offers a comprehensive range of treatments at their cooperating clinics, including: IUI (intrauterine insemination) and AID (artificial insemination with donor), IVF/ICSI, Egg donation, Donor sperm, Embryo donation, PGT-A (Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidies), Assisted Hatching, Embryo freezing, Sperm/Egg freezing, Embryoglue, PICSI/IMSI (Physiological Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection/Intracytoplasmic Morphologically Selected Sperm Injection), Minimal access surgery, ZyMOT sperm selection for ICSI, MACS (Magnetic-Activated Cell Sorting), PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma) for Ovarian Rejuvenation and Endometrium, ERA (Endometrial Receptivity Analysis), ALICE and EMMA tests, ImMap® – a molecular biology test designed to identify immunological causes of implantation failure and recurrent pregnancy loss.
Success Rates at Pelargos IVF
In 2023, Pelargos IVF performed a total of 344 treatment cycles, with 31% being egg donation cycles and 69% involving cycles with own oocytes. The success rates for various treatments are as follows:
- Egg donation clinical pregnancy rate: 70%
- IVF with own eggs clinical pregnancy success rate: 62%
- IVF with own eggs clinical pregnancy rate by age:
- Under 35 years: 74%
- 35-40 years: 68%
- Above 40 years: 43% (42% with PGT-A)
- Frozen embryo (from own eggs) clinical pregnancy rate: 69%
- Embryo donation clinical pregnancy rate: 74%
Patient Support at Pelargos IVF
Pelargos IVF is led by Dr Harry Karpouzis, MD, MRCOG, who has 13 years of full-time consultant experience in fertility. He is supported by a team of seven specialists, including two fertility doctors, a urologist, an endocrinologist, a haematologist, and a dietician. This team collaborates with various ESHRE-accredited embryologists across partner clinics such as the Institute of Life Fertility Center, Genesis IVF, and Iakentro in Athens. Pelargos IVF provides personalized, all-inclusive services with no hidden costs for patients seeking IVF, egg donation, surrogacy, or private gynaecological treatments. Additional specialists include an aesthetic dermatologist, psychologist, acupuncturist, personal trainer, yoga practitioner, and a clinical dietician based in London.
Dr Harry Karpouzis, MRCOG
