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Edinburgh Fertility Centre

33 patient ratingsOpen weekendsCity of Edinburgh, Scotland

Edinburgh Fertility Centre

Full fertility clinic in City of Edinburgh

Licensed since 1992 · NHS & private patients

  • IVF results in line with the UK average

    33% births per embryo transferred, against 29% nationally.

  • Top HFEA inspection rating

    Scored 5 out of 5 by the regulator's inspectors.

  • 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
  • Yes: Embryo testing (PGT)
  • Not listed: Surgical sperm retrieval
  • Not listed: In vitro maturation (IVM)
  • Not listed: Ovarian tissue freezing
  • Not listed: 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
  • Not listed: Egg sharing scheme
  • Not listed: Sperm sharing
  • Yes: Known donor programme

Care and access

  • Yes: Treats NHS patients
  • Yes: Treats private (self-funded) patients
  • Not listed: Treats patients from abroad
  • Yes: Counselling at the clinic
  • Yes: Counselling sessions included in price
  • Yes: Female doctor available
  • Not listed: Named nurse
  • Not listed: Same doctor throughout
  • Yes: Wheelchair access
  • Yes: Parking

Eligibility limits: this clinic has a BMI limit, an upper age limit. Ask the clinic for the exact figures.

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 3837% vs UK 35%
Likely range 30–44% · 489 treatmentsIn line with UK
38 and over24% vs UK 16%
Likely range 17–34% · 249 treatmentsAbove UK average
All ages33% vs UK 29%
Likely range 27–38% · 738 treatmentsIn line with UK

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:
17 September 2019
Licensed until:
20 September 2030

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

3/5(3)ratings
Would recommend to friends and family
2.5/5
Treated with privacy and dignity
4/5
Understood what was happening
3.5/5
Empathy and understanding from staff
2/5

Did patients pay what they expected?

33% about right · 0% cheaper · 67% more expensive (1 way above estimate)

Contact and opening hours

Address

Edinburgh Fertility & Reproductive Endocrine Centre
Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh 51 Little France Crescent
Edinburgh
Lothian
EH16 4SA
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NHS area: Edinburgh Community Health Partnership

Opening hours

  • Monday to Friday: 08:00 - 17:00
  • Saturday: 09:00 - 12:00
  • Sunday: contact the clinic

Contact

01312422460

nhslothian.scot.nhs.uk/edinburghivf(opens in a new tab)

HFEA clinic profile(opens in a new tab)

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.

UK price guide

Questions to ask Edinburgh Fertility Centre

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.

33% IVF births · UK 29%

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