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Our Choose a Fertility Clinic tool has been updated.

Compare clinics: Acorn Fertility, CARE Fertility Plymouth, Centre for Cell Biology

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Acorn Fertility

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CARE Fertility Plymouth

Treatment with Storage
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Centre for Cell Biology

Research only

Overall ratings:

Inspection rating
No results n/a

n/a

Licensed until:
25 January 2026
5

5 / 5

Licensed until:
31 August 2027
No results n/a

n/a

Licensed until:
1 January 0001
Patient rating
4.5
Based on:
8 ratings
2
Based on:
1 ratings
No results n/a
IVF birth rate
No results n/a
16%

Below national average

Based on: 616 embryos transferred
No results n/a
Multiple birth rate
No results n/a
3%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 103 births
No results n/a
IUI birth rate
No results n/a
-900%

Consistent with national average

n/a
No results n/a
DI birth rate
No results n/a
15%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 66 cycles
No results n/a

Eligibility requirements:

Patients from abroad
available
available
not available
Treats private patients
available
available
not available
Treats NHS patients
not available
available
not available

Treatments:

IVF
available
not available
not available
ICSI
available
not available
not available
Insemination
available
not available
not available
Surgical sperm collection
available
not available
not available
Fertility preservation
available
available
not available
In vitro maturation
available
not available
not available
PGT-M
available
not available
not available
PGT-A
available
not available
not available

Donor services:

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

Donor Gamete Availability:

White
available

Egg donors:

Less than 1 month

available

Sperm donors:

Less than 1 month

not available

Embryo donors:

Less than 1 month

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

not available

Sperm donors:

No data available

not available

Embryo donors:

No data available

Black
available

Egg donors:

Less than 1 month

available

Sperm donors:

Less than 1 month

not available

Embryo donors:

Less than 1 month

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

not available

Sperm donors:

No data available

not available

Embryo donors:

No data available

Asian
available

Egg donors:

Less than 1 month

available

Sperm donors:

Less than 1 month

not available

Embryo donors:

Less than 1 month

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

not available

Sperm donors:

No data available

not available

Embryo donors:

No data available

Mixed
available

Egg donors:

Less than 1 month

available

Sperm donors:

Less than 1 month

not available

Embryo donors:

Less than 1 month

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

not available

Sperm donors:

No data available

not available

Embryo donors:

No data available

Other ethnic groups
available

Egg donors:

Less than 1 month

available

Sperm donors:

Less than 1 month

not available

Embryo donors:

Less than 1 month

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

not available

Sperm donors:

No data available

not available

Embryo donors:

No data available

Counselling and support:

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

Staffing:

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

Facilities:

Wheelchair access
available
available
not available
Parking
not available
available
not available

Clinic operating details:

Opening hours

Monday to Friday:
08:00 - 17:00

Saturday:
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Sunday:
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Saturday & Sunday - Contact clinic

Monday to Friday:
08:00 - 16:00

Saturday:
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Sunday:
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Monday to Friday:
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Saturday:
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Sunday:
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Address
  • 112a Cavendish Road
  • Colliers Wood
  • Merton
  • SW19 2EZ
  • 10 William Prance Road
  • Science Park
  • Derriford, Plymouth
  • Devon
  • PL6 5WR
  • March Building. King's Building James Hutton Road
  • Edinburgh
  • Midlothian
  • EH9 3FE