Crete’s overall pregnancy rates: ~60.2%. 4 steps IVF procedure: Stimulation of the ovary to produce several fertilizable oocytes. When follicular maturation is judged to be adequate, hCG is given and this causes ovulation 42 hours after the injection. Then around 10 to 15 eggs are retrieved and the procedure takes about 20 minutes and is usually done under conscious sedation or general anesthesia. Fertilization of the eggs and semen in the laboratory. Placement of the embryos into the uterus for implantation. In Greece 3 embryos are usually transferred and 4 embryos to women older than 40 years. Cases when IVF is the ideal option: Absent fallopian tubes or tubal disease Endometriosis Male infertility Genetic diseases that result in miscarriage or abnormal births.