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St Jude's Women's Hospital

4.53 patient ratingsOpen weekendsWolverhampton, England

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Full fertility clinic in Wolverhampton

Licensed since 2002 · NHS & private patients

  • Open at weekends

    Helpful for scans and egg collection around work.

  • Treats NHS-funded patients

    Check whether your local NHS area refers here.

Treatments and services

Treatment

  • Yes: IVF and ICSI
  • Yes: IUI (insemination)
  • Yes: Egg, sperm & embryo freezing
  • Not listed: Embryo testing (PGT)
  • Not listed: Surgical sperm retrieval
  • Not listed: In vitro maturation (IVM)
  • Not listed: Ovarian tissue freezing
  • Yes: IVF for people with HIV / hepatitis

Donors

  • Yes: Treatment with donor sperm
  • Yes: Treatment with donor eggs
  • Yes: Recruits UK sperm donors
  • Yes: Recruits UK egg donors
  • Yes: Egg sharing scheme
  • Not listed: Sperm sharing
  • Yes: Known donor programme

Care and access

  • Yes: Treats NHS patients
  • Yes: Treats private (self-funded) patients
  • Yes: Treats patients from abroad
  • Yes: Counselling at the clinic
  • Yes: Counselling sessions included in price
  • Yes: Female doctor available
  • Yes: Named nurse
  • Yes: Same doctor throughout
  • Yes: Wheelchair access
  • Yes: Parking

Success rates

Published by the HFEA, compared with the UK average. Small differences are usually down to chance – 'consistent with the national average' is a good result. No statistic can tell you your own chance; your doctor can. How to read these

This clinic Likely range UK average

Under 386% vs UK 35%
Likely range 1–26% · 47 (small number – treat with care)Below UK average
38 and over6% vs UK 16%
Likely range 1–23% · 54 treatmentsIn line with UK
All ages6% vs UK 29%
Likely range 2–18% · 101 treatmentsBelow UK average

IVF births per embryo transferred

Babies born for every embryo put back (fresh and frozen), using the patient's own eggs. Excludes donor eggs and PGT-A.

Treatment in 2024

More detail, including other age groups and donor-egg results, is on the HFEA clinic profile(opens in a new tab).

Ratings

HFEA inspection

Last inspected:
24 April 2023
Licensed until:
10 August 2028

Inspectors check the lab, equipment, consent processes and patient information, and interview patients. Read the full reports on the HFEA website(opens in a new tab).

Patients' experience

4.5/5(3)ratings
Would recommend to friends and family
3.5/5
Treated with privacy and dignity
4.5/5
Understood what was happening
4.5/5
Empathy and understanding from staff
5/5

Did patients pay what they expected?

67% about right · 0% cheaper · 33% more expensive

Contact and opening hours

Address

263 Penn Road
Penn
Wolverhampton
West Midlands
WV4 5SF
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NHS area: NHS Black Country

Opening hours

  • Monday: 08:00 - 18:00
  • Tuesday: 08:30 - 17:30
  • Wednesday: 08:00 - 18:00
  • Thursday: 08:00 - 18:00
  • Friday: 08:00 - 18:00
  • Saturday: 08:30 - 14:30
  • Sunday: contact the clinic

Costs

The HFEA doesn't collect prices, and clinics set their own. Ask for a fully costed, written treatment plan – including drugs, scans, ICSI, freezing, storage and the HFEA fee – before you commit.

Questions to ask St Jude's Women's Hospital

Results

  • What are your birth rates for people my age and situation?
  • How many cycles like mine do you do each year?
  • What's your multiple birth rate?

Costs

  • Can I have a fully costed, written treatment plan – including drugs, scans, blood tests, ICSI, freezing, storage and the HFEA fee?
  • What happens to the cost if my cycle is cancelled or changes?
  • Do you offer packages, refunds or multi-cycle discounts – what are the conditions?

Care

  • Will I see the same doctor or nurse throughout?
  • Who do I contact out of hours?
  • Is counselling included, and how many sessions?
  • Are you open at weekends for scans and egg collection?

Add-ons

  • Which add-ons do you offer and how are they rated by the HFEA?
  • Why would you recommend this add-on for me?

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Information from the HFEA clinic profile. Details change – please confirm with the clinic.

6% IVF births · UK 29%

★ 4.5 · 3 ratings

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