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Birmingham Women's Hospital

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Bridge Clinic

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Cambridge IVF

Treatment with Storage

Overall ratings:

Inspection rating
5

5 / 5

Licensed until:
30 November 2029
5

5 / 5

Licensed until:
2 December 2027
5

5 / 5

Licensed until:
30 September 2026
Patient rating
3
Based on:
5 ratings
4
Based on:
5 ratings
4
Based on:
22 ratings
IVF birth rate
31%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 659 embryos transferred
No results n/a
24%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 648 embryos transferred
Multiple birth rate
1%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 213 births
No results n/a
6%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 160 births
IUI birth rate
-900%

Consistent with national average

n/a
No results n/a
25%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 8 cycles
DI birth rate
16%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 32 cycles
No results n/a
16%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 38 cycles

Eligibility requirements:

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

Treatments:

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

Donor services:

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

not available

Embryo donors:

1 - 6 months

available

Egg donors:

1 - 6 months

available

Sperm donors:

1 - 6 months

not available

Embryo donors:

1 - 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

available

Egg donors:

1 - 6 months

available

Sperm donors:

1 - 6 months

not available

Embryo donors:

1 - 6 months

available

Egg donors:

1 - 6 months

available

Sperm donors:

1 - 6 months

not available

Embryo donors:

1 - 6 months

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:

1 - 6 months

available

Sperm donors:

1 - 6 months

not available

Embryo donors:

1 - 6 months

available

Egg donors:

1 - 6 months

available

Sperm donors:

1 - 6 months

not available

Embryo donors:

1 - 6 months

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

not available

Embryo donors:

1 - 6 months

available

Egg donors:

1 - 6 months

available

Sperm donors:

1 - 6 months

not available

Embryo donors:

1 - 6 months

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:

1 - 6 months

available

Sperm donors:

1 - 6 months

not available

Embryo donors:

1 - 6 months

available

Egg donors:

1 - 6 months

available

Sperm donors:

1 - 6 months

not available

Embryo donors:

1 - 6 months

Counselling and support:

Compulsory counselling for donors
available
available
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
available

Facilities:

Wheelchair access
available
available
available
Parking
available
not available
available

Clinic operating details:

Opening hours

Monday to Friday:
07:30 - 17:00

Saturday:
08:00 - 12:00

Sunday:
contact the clinic

Monday:
08:00 - 18:00

Tuesday:
08:00 - 17:00

Wednesday:
08:00 - 18:00

Thursday:
08:00 - 17:00

Friday:
08:00 - 17:00

Saturday:
09:00 - 13:00

Sunday:
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Open on variable hours on weekends depending on patients needs

Monday to Friday:
07:30 - 17:00

Saturday:
08:30 - 13:00

Sunday:
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Late andrology clinics run Tuesdays and Thursdays until 18:30
Address
  • Assisted Conception Unit
  • Birmingham Women's Hospital
  • Edgbaston
  • Birmingham
  • B15 2TG
  • 1-5 Christopher Place Chalton Street
  • London
  • NW1 1JF
  • Kefford House Maris Lane
  • Trumpington
  • Cambridge
  • CB2 9LG

Associated clinics:

Satellite clinics
None
None
  • Ipswich IVF,
    • Ipswich Hospital Heath Road
    • Ipswich
    • IP4 5PD
Transport clinics
None
None
None