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Compare clinics: Edinburgh Fertility Centre, NUH Life Fertility Services

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Edinburgh Fertility Centre

Treatment with Storage
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NUH Life Fertility Services

Treatment with Storage

Overall ratings:

Inspection rating
4

4 / 5

Licensed until:
20 September 2026
5

5 / 5

Licensed until:
30 June 2028
Patient rating
4.5
Based on:
13 ratings
No results n/a
IVF birth rate
27%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 528 embryos transferred
No results n/a
Multiple birth rate
2.0%

Below national average

Based on: 301 births
No results n/a
IUI birth rate
14%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 92 cycles
No results n/a
DI birth rate
12%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 107 cycles
22%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 118 cycles

Eligibility requirements:

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

Treatments:

IVF
available
not available
ICSI
available
not available
Insemination
available
available
Surgical sperm collection
available
not available
Fertility preservation
available
available
PGT-M
available
not available

Donor services:

Known donor programme
available
available
Recruits egg donors
available
not available
Recruits sperm donors
available
available

Donor Gamete Availability:

White
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

available

Sperm donors:

No data available

not available

Embryo donors:

No data available

Black
not available

Egg donors:

No data available

not available

Sperm donors:

No data available

not available

Embryo donors:

No data available

not available

Egg donors:

No data available

available

Sperm donors:

No data available

not available

Embryo donors:

No data available

Asian
not available

Egg donors:

No data available

available

Sperm donors:

No data available

not available

Embryo donors:

No data available

not available

Egg donors:

No data available

available

Sperm donors:

No data available

not available

Embryo donors:

No data available

Mixed
not available

Egg donors:

No data available

not available

Sperm donors:

No data available

not available

Embryo donors:

No data available

not available

Egg donors:

No data available

available

Sperm donors:

No data available

not available

Embryo donors:

No data available

Other ethnic groups
not available

Egg donors:

No data available

available

Sperm donors:

No data available

not available

Embryo donors:

No data available

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
not available
Number of counselling sessions included
available
available

Staffing:

Female doctor available
available
available
Named nurse system
not available
available

Facilities:

Wheelchair access
available
available
Parking
available
available

Clinic operating details:

Opening hours

Monday to Friday:
08:00 - 17:00

Saturday:
09:00 - 12:00

Sunday:
contact the clinic

The service is normally closed during public holidays

Monday:
07:30 - 16:00

Tuesday:
07:30 - 16:00

Wednesday:
07:30 - 16:00

Thursday:
07:30 - 16:00

Friday:
08:00 - 13:00

Saturday:
contact the clinic

Sunday:
contact the clinic

Treatment clinic only on Saturdays
Address
  • Edinburgh Fertility & Reproductive Endocrine Centre
  • Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh 51 Little France Crescent
  • Edinburgh
  • Lothian
  • EH16 4SA
  • A Floor, West Block Nottingham University Hospital, Derby Road
  • Nottingham
  • NG7 2UH