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After more then 20 unsuccessful attempts with various IVF institutes in Austria, Turkey, Madrid, Cyprus, Mumbai and finally the USA, I found Doctor Dimitri Papanikolaou ( Life Clinic in Athens) who, with much more commitment and attention to detail, made a second pregnancy possible for me.
In Austria, I was successful with a total of 6 attempts with my daughter, who is now 8 years old. Dr. Zech charges Swiss patients in Bregenz (Austria) much higher then the patients of other European countries and this was too expensive for us.
At the big institutes (especially IVI RMA of North California) I was treated as a number with a standard Programme. The doctors had no great interest in me, they were working through their Programme and I was ( among other not very customer-friendly treatments) prescribed medication that I did not get in Europe.
I was disappointed by the expensive care at IVI RMA in Sun Francisco, and as a European I would not go to the USA again.
Dr Dimitri also made time on Sundays and public holidays or outside opening hours, what you don’t get at most institutes.
I had problems with my Endometrium being too thin.
My gynecologist in Switzerland told me to give up after so many IVF attempts and the IVF doctor in Turkey told me that he didn’t think that I ever will get pregnant with my thin Endometrium.
Thanks to Dr Dimitri Papanikolaou I am now nursing 5 months old healthy and beautiful son.
If I found the doctor earlier, I would have saved myself a lot of time, traveling, stress and a lot of money!!!

After a long road of miscarriages and IVF, I am extremely grateful to Dr. Dimitri and his team for making my biggest dream come true, my daughter Lou. First of all, I would like to emphasize that I was treated here as a human being and not as a patient. Dr. Dimitri has always taken the time to answer my questions and explain my situation. In addition, no one has ever asked me so many questions, to get the most complete picture possible of my situation and health.

Dr. Dimitri has a lot of knowledge, talent, works with his heart and offers tailor-made solutions. The knowledge and specialization that Life Clinic offers is not available in my country (the Netherlands). In addition, Life Clinic distinguishes itself by continuing to monitor you throughout your pregnancy.

I recommend anyone with fertility problems, immunological problems and certainly with repeated miscarriages to talk to Dr. Dimitri. I am eternally grateful to him!

Our infertility case was difficult. After 5 IVF and 3 FET cycles and overall 16 embryos transferred during these treatments the results were devastating – all ended with implantation failure. Furthermore, before treatments for infertility I had 2 pregnancies from natural cycles ended in miscarriages in 7th and 6th week. Having an autoimmune disease, I knew that my immunity had a strong impact, but none of the doctors from clinics in Serbia and Czech Republic where I had treatments did not know how to deal with it. Reading the book from Dr Beer “Is Your Body Baby-Friendly” and further internet searches led me to Dr Dimitri.

Initial online consultations with Dr Dimitri were so detailed, I have never experienced such dedication to collect patient information. After that we went to Athens for the first examination and blood tests (Leukocyte Antibody Detection Panel, DQ Alpha Genotype, TH1/TH2 Intracellular Cytokine Ratios, NK Cell Inhibition Panel). My partner and I had a partial match of DQ Alpha Genotype and based on that and other results Dr Dimitri recommended an immune support plan and an ovarian support plan.

In our IVF at Life Clinic Athens we transferred one blastocyst of an average quality and sent the remaining 3 for PGT-A testing. For the first time we had an embryo implanted in the IVF cycle, but Beta hCG was not increasing as expected. Although we did not succeed, we saw the first sign of improvement – the implantation. We have also faced the harsh reality that being 40 years old my fertility was on a rapid decline resulting in 2 aneuploid and one mosaic embryo from PGT-A test. But we continued our efforts with guidance from Dr Dimitri. In the next attempt we decided to start immunological treatment earlier and continued with ovarian support. Surprisingly this led to pregnancy in the natural cycle. Having positive Beta hCG was just a beginning. We went once again in Athens during the critical phase – 8th week of pregnancy to have adequate infusions needed to calm down my immunity. Pregnancy monitoring continued online through a 2-week blood tests and adjustment of the medications and infusions.

We are immensely thankful to Dr Dimitri for all support and consultations during pregnancy. We would not reach this without his expertise in finding the right treatment for my immunological condition. He has a truly personalized approach with patients and a dedicated team at Life Clinic Athens. Just one year after we started our treatment at Life Clinic Athens we got our baby boy Luka.

After 8 failed IVF Embryo transfers (included 2 miscarriage) in our home country Sweden, we decided to search for help outside of Sweden. I google a lot to find a clinic who specifies on miscarriage and infertility. Something was wrong with my body.. I find Life clinic Athens where other Swedish people have visit and got helped to get a baby.

We contacted the clinic at e-mail and they answer us fast. After a few weeks/months we visit the clinic. At the clinic my wife took a bloodtest. Through the bloodtest Dr. Dimitri saw that my immune system was extra strong so my body pushed away the embryo.

We got medications from him and after a few weeks it was time for our 9 IVF transfer in Sweden (with medications from Dr. Dimitri). And it worked!! For the first time I gave birth to a baby!! It wouldn´t have worked without Dr. Dimitri and Eleannas help. If we want a second baby I will contact them directly.

When I decided to try an IVF it was with a mix of hope and fear. I had tried an insemination with a private doctor in Athens and had found the experience somewhat traumatizing so when I set out to look for a clinic I asked a friend in Sweden for advice. She recommended LIFE clinic.

The experience has been altogether different. Dr. Dimitri advised me on how to prepare ahead of the IVF and was always available when I had questions during the months leading up to the IVF. I find this holistic approach very effective. The actual process proved to be quite amazing, which might sound strange, but the way everything was dealt with helped reduce a lot of otherwise stressful moments and made it an interesting procedure. I didn’t need to worry about finding medicines last minute or to go to different places to have blood tests done. Everything is available at the clinic in the center of Athens.

Dr. Dimitri and midwife Eleanna are truly dedicated to their work and as a patient you feel that. Plus they laugh a lot and that helps! My IVF resulted in pregnancy. I would recommend LIFE clinic to anyone without the shadow of a doubt!

After many attempts and a few miscarriages, we were about to give up our desire to have children in Austria, but then we were recommended to Dr. Papanikolaou. Unfortunately, our experience with IVF doctors here was not too positive, so we were all the more surprised and happier by the approach and empathy of Dr. Dimitri. He was the only doctor who really took the time to research the possible causes of childlessness and based on this, he started the treatment. He always gave us professional advice and support and thanks to his help we got our beloved son with him in the first attempt! We can only warmly recommend and strongly advise Dr. Papanikolaou and not to waste too much time with “doctor-craftsmen”, but to go straight to a holistic expert like him.
From the bottom of our hearts many thanks, Dr. Dimitri!! Gernot & Birgit

After years of failed attempts to get pregnant and to keep a pregnancy we decided to get help from Life Clinic and Dr Dimitri Papanikolaou. We can truly recommend his expertise on immunological problems and fertility. They made us feel well taken care of and have provided professional support through out the hole process.

We are convinced that without Dr Dimitri Papanikolaou’s help we wouldn’t have our wonderful little baby girl. We are forever thankful for the help we got from Life Clinic!