Sunderland Fertility Centre
51 patient ratingsInsemination (IUI) clinicSouth Tyneside, England
Sunderland Fertility Centre
Insemination (IUI) clinic in South Tyneside
Licensed since 1992 · NHS patients
Top HFEA inspection rating
Scored 5 out of 5 by the regulator's inspectors.
Treats NHS-funded patients
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Treatments and services
Treatment
- Not listed: IVF and ICSI
- Yes: IUI (insemination)
- Not listed: 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
- Not listed: IVF for people with HIV / hepatitis
Donors
- Not listed: Treatment with donor sperm
- Not listed: Treatment with donor eggs
- Not listed: Recruits UK sperm donors
- Not listed: Recruits UK egg donors
- Not listed: Egg sharing scheme
- Not listed: Sperm sharing
- Not listed: Known donor programme
Care and access
- Yes: Treats NHS patients
- Not listed: 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
Eligibility limits: this clinic has a BMI limit, an upper age limit. Ask the clinic for the exact figures.
Ratings
HFEA inspection
- Last inspected:
- 8 November 2022
- Licensed until:
- 30 May 2027
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
- Would recommend to friends and family
- 4/5
- Treated with privacy and dignity
- 5/5
- Understood what was happening
- 5/5
- Empathy and understanding from staff
- 5/5
Did patients pay what they expected?
100% about right · 0% cheaper · 0% more expensive
Contact and opening hours
Address
NHS area: NHS North East and North Cumbria
Opening hours
- Monday: 08:00 - 18:00
- Tuesday: 08:00 - 18:00
- Wednesday: 08:00 - 18:00
- Thursday: 08:00 - 13:30
- Friday: 08:00 - 13:30
- 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 Sunderland 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?
Other clinics nearby
- The Gateshead Fertility UnitGateshead · 6 miles
- Newcastle Fertility Centre at LifeNewcastle upon Tyne · 8 miles
- The James Cook University HospitalMiddlesbrough · 30 miles
- London Women's Clinic, DarlingtonDarlington · 31 miles
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Insemination (IUI) clinic
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