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Compare clinics: Chelsea & Westminster Hospital, Guys Hospital, Herts and Essex Fertility Centre

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Chelsea & Westminster Hospital

Treatment with Storage
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Guys Hospital

Treatment with Storage and Research
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Herts and Essex Fertility Centre

Treatment with Storage

Overall ratings:

Inspection rating
5

5 / 5

Licensed until:
30 November 2026
5

5 / 5

Licensed until:
30 June 2025
5

5 / 5

Licensed until:
25 November 2026
Patient rating
5
Based on:
174 ratings
5
Based on:
22 ratings
5
Based on:
288 ratings
IVF birth rate
21%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 626 embryos transferred
16%

Below national average

Based on: 2713 embryos transferred
18%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 485 embryos transferred
Multiple birth rate
8.0%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 188 births
7.6%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 987 births
9.5%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 179 births
IUI birth rate
9%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 304 cycles
15%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 39 cycles
-9

Consistent with national average

n/a
DI birth rate
7%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 29 cycles
8%

Consistent with national average

Based on: 71 cycles
-9

Consistent with national average

n/a

Eligibility requirements:

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

Treatments:

Fertility preservation
available
available
available
IVF for patients with communicable viral infections
available
not available
available
IVF
not available
available
available
ICSI
not available
available
available
Insemination
not available
available
available
Surgical sperm collection
not available
available
available
PGT-M
not available
available
available
Ovarian tissue collection
not available
not available
available
In vitro maturation
not available
not available
available
PGT-A
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
available
available
available
Counselling services at clinic
available
available
available
Dedicated counsellor
available
available
available
Number of counselling sessions included
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
available
available
available
Parking
available
available
available

Clinic operating details:

Opening hours

Monday to Friday:
09:00 - 17:00

Saturday:
09:00 - 13:00

Sunday:
contact the clinic

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
  • The Fertility Centre
  • Chelsea & Westminster Hospital 369 Fulham Road
  • London
  • SW10 9NH
  • 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
  • West Middlesex Subfertility,
    • 1 Twickenham Road
    • Isleworth
    • Middlesex
    • TW7 6AF
  • 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
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