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Fertility treatment in Greece

Greece regulates medically assisted reproduction under Law 3305/2005, substantially amended by Law 4958/2022. The 2022 reform raised the upper age limit for women from 50 to 54, with treatment between 50 and 54 requiring a permit from the National Authority. It also allowed freezing eggs and embryos for social reasons and let donors choose whether to remain anonymous.

By FertilityList Editorial (AI-assisted) · Sources checked 2026-11-13

This page summarizes laws and published data for general information. It is not legal or medical advice, and laws change. Confirm current rules with the clinic and an independent local lawyer.

Key facts

Age limit (woman)
Up to 54 years and 0 days[2]
Ages 50–54
Treatment only with a permit from the National Authority for Medically Assisted Reproduction[2]
Social egg/embryo freezing
Allowed; the previous 20-year maximum storage limit was removed[1]
Donor anonymity
Donors may decide for themselves whether to remain anonymous[1]
Sex selection
Not permitted except to avoid serious sex-linked hereditary disease[3]

The legal framework

Age and access

Law 4958/2022 amended Article 4 of Law 3305/2005: assisted reproduction applies to adults up to the age of natural reproductive capacity, which for women is defined as 54 years and 0 days. For women aged 50 years and 1 day to 54 years and 0 days, treatment may be applied only after a permit from the National Authority for Medically Assisted Reproduction. Treatment of minors is allowed only exceptionally, to preserve fertility in case of serious illness.[2]

What the 2022 reform changed

According to the law’s statement of scope, the reform raised the age limit from 50 to 54; allowed cryopreservation of reproductive material and embryos for social reasons and abolished the 20-year storage limit; let a person store unfertilized reproductive material without a spouse’s or partner’s consent; allowed cryobanks to collect donor material independently of specific recipients; let donors decide on their own anonymity; and renamed preimplantation genetic diagnosis as preimplantation genetic testing.[1]

Egg freezing and embryo freezing

Greece explicitly allows egg and embryo freezing for social reasons, not only medical ones, since Law 4958/2022, and removed the former 20-year cap on storage. People can store unfertilized eggs or sperm without a partner’s consent and keep free use of them after divorce or separation.[1]

For how egg and embryo freezing work and how common they are in the US, see our guides on egg freezing and frozen vs. fresh embryo transfer.

Questions to ask a clinic in Greece

  • Does the clinic report its results to the national or regional registry, and can it share its own outcomes by age?
  • Which of the rules on this page apply to you as a foreign patient, and what documents will you need?
  • If you use donor eggs, sperm or embryos, what information about the donor will you and a future child be able to access?
  • How long can frozen eggs or embryos be stored, what does storage cost each year, and can they be shipped to another country?
  • How many visits are needed in person, and which steps can be done with a clinic at home?

See also our full list of questions to ask a fertility clinic.

Not covered yet

We only publish facts we can tie to a primary source. Not yet covered on this page: Treatment prices; National registry outcomes; Surrogacy rules (not yet reviewed against primary text).

Sources

  1. [1] Hellenic Republic, via Taxheaven legal database. Law 4958/2022 (ΦΕΚ Α’ 142/21.07.2022), Article 2: Scope. Accessed 2026-11-13.
  2. [2] Hellenic Republic, via Taxheaven legal database. Law 4958/2022, Article 3: Amendment of Article 4(1) of Law 3305/2005 (age of the assisted person). Accessed 2026-11-13.
  3. [3] Hellenic Republic, via Taxheaven legal database. Law 4958/2022, Article 8 (amending the Civil Code on assisted reproduction). Accessed 2026-11-13.