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Compare clinics: Herts and Essex Fertility Centre, Newcastle Fertility Centre at Life

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Herts and Essex Fertility Centre

Treatment with Storage
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Newcastle Fertility Centre at Life

Treatment with Storage and Research

Overall ratings:

Inspection rating
5

5 / 5

Licensed until:
25 November 2026
5

5 / 5

Licensed until:
31 July 2026
Patient rating
5
Based on:
303 ratings
5
Based on:
9 ratings
IVF birth rate
30%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 612 embryos transferred
28%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 804 embryos transferred
Multiple birth rate
5%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 241 births
8%

Above national average

Based on: 237 births
IUI birth rate
0%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 16 cycles
33%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 6 cycles
DI birth rate
24%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 17 cycles
6%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 149 cycles

Eligibility requirements:

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

Treatments:

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

Donor services:

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

Donor Gamete Availability:

White
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

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

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

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:

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

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

Counselling and support:

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

Monday to Friday:
08:00 - 17:00

Saturday:
contact the clinic

Sunday:
contact the clinic

We are open at weekends by appointment only as part of treatments
Address
  • Bishop's College Churchgate
  • Cheshunt
  • Hertfordshire
  • EN8 9XP
  • International Centre for Life
  • Bioscience Centre Times Square
  • Newcastle upon Tyne
  • NE1 4EP