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Leicester Fertility Centre

3.53 patient ratingsLeicester, England

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Full fertility clinic in Leicester

Licensed since 1992 · NHS & private patients

  • Top HFEA inspection rating

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

  • 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
  • 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
  • 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 3823% vs UK 35%
Likely range 17–29% · 477 treatmentsBelow UK average
38 and over8% vs UK 16%
Likely range 3–17% · 166 treatmentsIn line with UK
All ages19% vs UK 29%
Likely range 15–24% · 643 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:
12 April 2022
Licensed until:
30 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

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

Did patients pay what they expected?

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

Contact and opening hours

Address

Assisted Conception Unit, Womens Hospital
Leicester Royal Infirmary
Leicester
LE1 5WW
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NHS area: NHS Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland

Opening hours

  • Monday to Friday: 08:00 - 16:00
  • Saturday: contact the clinic
  • 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 Leicester 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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19% IVF births · UK 29%

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