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Compare clinics: Edinburgh Fertility Centre, St Mary's Hospital

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Edinburgh Fertility Centre

Treatment with Storage
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St Mary's Hospital

Treatment with Storage and Research

Overall ratings:

Inspection rating
4

4 / 5

Licensed until:
20 September 2026
5

5 / 5

Licensed until:
31 July 2026
Patient rating
5
Based on:
19 ratings
5
Based on:
13 ratings
IVF birth rate
33%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 710 embryos transferred
25%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 992 embryos transferred
Multiple birth rate
2%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 242 births
5%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 247 births
IUI birth rate
-900%

Consistent with national average

n/a
3%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 37 cycles
DI birth rate
12%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 33 cycles
12%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 78 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

Treatments:

Fertility preservation
available
available
IVF
not available
available
ICSI
not available
available
Insemination
not available
available
Surgical sperm collection
not available
available

Donor services:

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

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

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

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

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

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:
08:00 - 17:00

Saturday:
09:00 - 12:00

Sunday:
contact the clinic

The service is normally closed during public holidays

Monday to Friday:
07:30 - 16:30

Saturday:
07:30 - 16:30

Sunday:
07:30 - 16:30

Address
  • Edinburgh Fertility & Reproductive Endocrine Centre
  • Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh 51 Little France Crescent
  • Edinburgh
  • Lothian
  • EH16 4SA
  • The Department of Reproductive Medicine
  • Old Saint Mary's Hospital Oxford Road
  • Manchester
  • M13 9WL

Associated clinics:

Satellite clinics
None
  • Manchester Fertility,
    • 3 Oakwood Square
    • Cheadle Royal Business Park Cheadle
    • Cheshire
    • SK8 3SB
Transport clinics
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