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Compare clinics: Birmingham Women's Hospital, Care Fertility Liverpool, CARE Fertility Plymouth

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Birmingham Women's Hospital

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Care Fertility Liverpool

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CARE Fertility Plymouth

Treatment with Storage

Overall ratings:

Inspection rating
5

5 / 5

Licensed until:
30 November 2029
5

5 / 5

Licensed until:
22 November 2026
5

5 / 5

Licensed until:
31 August 2027
Patient rating
3
Based on:
5 ratings
5
Based on:
1 ratings
3
Based on:
3 ratings
IVF birth rate
31%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 659 embryos transferred
-900%

-900% national average

n/a
16%

Below national average

Based on: 616 embryos transferred
Multiple birth rate
1%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 213 births
-900%

-900% national average

n/a
3%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 103 births
IUI birth rate
-900%

Consistent with national average

n/a
-900%

-900% national average

n/a
-900%

Consistent with national average

n/a
DI birth rate
16%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 32 cycles
-900%

-9 national average

n/a
15%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 66 cycles

Eligibility requirements:

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

Treatments:

Fertility preservation
available
available
available
IVF
not available
available
not available
ICSI
not available
available
not available
Insemination
not available
available
not available
Surgical sperm collection
not available
available
not available
In vitro maturation
not available
available
not available
IVF for patients with communicable viral infections
not available
available
not available

Donor services:

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

1 - 6 months

available

Sperm donors:

1 - 6 months

available

Embryo donors:

1 - 6 months

not available

Egg donors:

No data available

not available

Sperm donors:

No data available

not available

Embryo donors:

No data available

Black
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

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

available

Egg donors:

More than 6 months

available

Sperm donors:

More than 6 months

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

Mixed
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:

1 - 6 months

available

Sperm donors:

1 - 6 months

available

Embryo donors:

1 - 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

available

Egg donors:

More than 6 months

available

Sperm donors:

More than 6 months

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

Counselling and support:

Compulsory counselling for donors
available
available
not available
Counselling services at clinic
available
available
available
Dedicated counsellor
available
available
available
Number of counselling sessions included
available
available
available

Staffing:

Female doctor available
available
available
not available

Facilities:

Wheelchair access
available
available
available
Parking
available
available
available

Clinic operating details:

Opening hours

Monday to Friday:
07:30 - 17:00

Saturday:
08:00 - 12:00

Sunday:
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Monday to Friday:
09:00 - 17:00

Saturday:
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Sunday:
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Monday to Friday:
08:00 - 16:00

Saturday:
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Sunday:
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Address
  • Assisted Conception Unit
  • Birmingham Women's Hospital
  • Edgbaston
  • Birmingham
  • B15 2TG
  • 8 Princes Dock Pier Head
  • Liverpool
  • L3 1DL
  • 10 William Prance Road
  • Science Park
  • Derriford, Plymouth
  • Devon
  • PL6 5WR