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Birmingham Women's Hospital

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Edinburgh Fertility Centre

Treatment with Storage

Overall ratings:

Inspection rating
5

5 / 5

Licensed until:
30 November 2029
4

4 / 5

Licensed until:
20 September 2026
Patient rating
3
Based on:
7 ratings
5
Based on:
19 ratings
IVF birth rate
31%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 659 embryos transferred
33%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 710 embryos transferred
Multiple birth rate
1%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 213 births
2%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 242 births
IUI birth rate
-900%

Consistent with national average

n/a
-900%

Consistent with national average

n/a
DI birth rate
16%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 32 cycles
12%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 33 cycles

Eligibility requirements:

BMI limit
available
available
Patients from abroad
available
not available
Treats NHS patients
available
available
Treats private patients
available
available
Upper age limit of patients treated
available
available

Treatments:

Fertility preservation
available
available

Donor services:

Egg sharing programme
available
not available
Known donor programme
available
available
Recruits egg donors
available
available
Recruits donors for research projects
available
not available
Recruits sperm donors
available
available
Sperm sharing
available
not available

Donor Gamete Availability:

White
available

Egg donors:

More than 6 months

available

Sperm donors:

More than 6 months

not available

Embryo donors:

More than 6 months

available

Egg donors:

More than 6 months

available

Sperm donors:

More than 6 months

available

Embryo donors:

More than 6 months

Black
available

Egg donors:

More than 6 months

available

Sperm donors:

More than 6 months

not available

Embryo donors:

More than 6 months

not available

Egg donors:

No data available

not available

Sperm donors:

No data available

not available

Embryo donors:

No data available

Asian
available

Egg donors:

More than 6 months

available

Sperm donors:

More than 6 months

not available

Embryo donors:

More than 6 months

not available

Egg donors:

No data available

available

Sperm donors:

No data available

not available

Embryo donors:

No data available

Mixed
available

Egg donors:

More than 6 months

available

Sperm donors:

More than 6 months

not available

Embryo donors:

More than 6 months

not available

Egg donors:

No data available

not available

Sperm donors:

No data available

not available

Embryo donors:

No data available

Other ethnic groups
available

Egg donors:

More than 6 months

available

Sperm donors:

More than 6 months

not available

Embryo donors:

More than 6 months

not available

Egg donors:

No data available

available

Sperm donors:

No data available

not available

Embryo donors:

No data available

Counselling and support:

Compulsory counselling for donors
available
available
Counselling services at clinic
available
available
Dedicated counsellor
available
available
Number of counselling sessions included
available
available

Staffing:

Female doctor available
available
available

Facilities:

Wheelchair access
available
available
Parking
available
available

Clinic operating details:

Opening hours

Monday to Friday:
07:30 - 17:00

Saturday:
08:00 - 12:00

Sunday:
contact the clinic

Monday to Friday:
08:00 - 17:00

Saturday:
09:00 - 12:00

Sunday:
contact the clinic

The service is normally closed during public holidays
Address
  • Assisted Conception Unit
  • Birmingham Women's Hospital
  • Edgbaston
  • Birmingham
  • B15 2TG
  • Edinburgh Fertility & Reproductive Endocrine Centre
  • Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh 51 Little France Crescent
  • Edinburgh
  • Lothian
  • EH16 4SA