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Compare clinics: Assisted Reproduction and Gynaecology Centre, Guys Hospital, Herts and Essex Fertility Centre

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Herts and Essex Fertility Centre

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Overall ratings:

Inspection rating
5

5 / 5

Licensed until:
31 August 2026
5

5 / 5

Licensed until:
30 June 2025
5

5 / 5

Licensed until:
25 November 2026
Patient rating
3.5
Based on:
11 ratings
5
Based on:
22 ratings
5
Based on:
311 ratings
IVF birth rate
21%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 1018 embryos transferred
17%

Below national average

Based on: 1163 embryos transferred
17%

Below national average

Based on: 511 embryos transferred
Multiple birth rate
26%

Above national average

Based on: 276 births
3%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 642 births
7%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 217 births
IUI birth rate
n/a
15%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 39 cycles
-900%

Consistent with national average

n/a
DI birth rate
-900%

Consistent with national average

n/a
2%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 51 cycles
7%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 14 cycles

Eligibility requirements:

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

Treatments:

IVF
available
available
available
ICSI
available
available
available
Insemination
available
available
available
PGT-M
available
available
available
PGT-A
available
not available
available
Surgical sperm collection
not available
available
available
Fertility preservation
not available
available
available
Ovarian tissue collection
not available
not available
available
In vitro maturation
not available
not available
available
IVF for patients with communicable viral infections
not available
not available
available

Donor services:

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

Donor Gamete Availability:

White
not available

Egg donors:

No data available

not available

Sperm donors:

No data available

not available

Embryo donors:

No data available

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

available

Embryo donors:

1 - 6 months

Black
not available

Egg donors:

No data available

not available

Sperm donors:

No data available

not available

Embryo donors:

No data available

available

Egg donors:

1 - 6 months

available

Sperm donors:

1 - 6 months

not available

Embryo donors:

1 - 6 months

available

Egg donors:

More than 6 months

available

Sperm donors:

More than 6 months

available

Embryo donors:

More than 6 months

Asian
not available

Egg donors:

No data available

not available

Sperm donors:

No data available

not available

Embryo donors:

No data available

available

Egg donors:

1 - 6 months

available

Sperm donors:

1 - 6 months

not available

Embryo donors:

1 - 6 months

available

Egg donors:

More than 6 months

available

Sperm donors:

More than 6 months

available

Embryo donors:

More than 6 months

Mixed
not available

Egg donors:

No data available

not available

Sperm donors:

No data available

not available

Embryo donors:

No data available

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

available

Embryo donors:

1 - 6 months

Other ethnic groups
not available

Egg donors:

No data available

not available

Sperm donors:

No data available

not available

Embryo donors:

No data available

available

Egg donors:

1 - 6 months

available

Sperm donors:

1 - 6 months

not available

Embryo donors:

1 - 6 months

available

Egg donors:

More than 6 months

available

Sperm donors:

More than 6 months

available

Embryo donors:

More than 6 months

Counselling and support:

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

Staffing:

Female doctor available
available
available
available
One physician throughout treatment
not available
available
available
Named nurse system
not available
not available
available

Facilities:

Wheelchair access
not available
available
available
Parking
not available
available
available

Clinic operating details:

Opening hours

Monday to Friday:
07:30 - 17:00

Saturday:
08:00 - 14:00

Sunday:
08:00 - 14:00

Monday to Friday:
08:00 - 18:00

Saturday:
08:00 - 16:00

Sunday:
08:00 - 16:00

BH opening times will vary

Monday:
08:00 - 18:00

Tuesday:
08:00 - 18:00

Wednesday:
08:00 - 19:00

Thursday:
08:00 - 18:00

Friday:
08:00 - 18:00

Saturday:
09:30 - 13:00

Sunday:
09:30 - 13:00

Open on weekends only for embryo transfers
Address
  • 13 Upper Wimpole Street
  • London
  • W1G 6LP
  • 11th Floor, Tower Wing, Assisted Conception Unit, Guy's & St Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust
  • Guy's Hospital Great Maze Pond
  • London
  • SE1 9RT
  • Bishop's College Churchgate
  • Cheshunt
  • Hertfordshire
  • EN8 9XP

Associated clinics:

Satellite clinics
None
  • Care Fertility Leeds,
    • Seacroft Hospital York Road
    • Leeds
    • LS14 6UH
  • Jessop Fertility,
    • Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
    • Jessop Wing Tree Root Walk
    • Sheffield
    • S10 2SF
  • Royal Devon and Fertility Exeter,
    • Royal Devon & Exeter Hospital (Heavitree) Gladstone Road
    • Devon
    • Exeter
    • EX1 2ED
None
Transport clinics
None
None
None