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First steps

Introduction
Stages of fertility treatment
Patient information leaflet on your fertility journey
Regional Fertility Centre success rates

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Introduction

We understand how uncertain and emotional life can be when you’re having difficulty conceiving. The process of finding the right treatment options can be confusing and overwhelming.

To help make it as straightforward as possible, this section guides you through the stages of what to expect when you come to the Regional Fertility Centre. The latest information on treatment waiting times is available here.

As the Regional Fertility Centre is an NHS service, you will need to be referred to us by your GP or a hospital consultant. If you haven’t already spoken to your GP about fertility treatment, your first step should be an appointment with them to discuss the options.

Stages of fertility treatment

When you are referred to the Regional Fertility Centre, there are four main stages to treatment:

  • Consultation – when we receive a referral from your GP or consultant, we will contact you to arrange an initial consultation.
  • Investigations – after your consultation, some further investigations may be arranged to give us more information.
  • Review – when we have the results of these investigations, we will meet with you to discuss the results and possible treatment options.
  • Treatment – if treatment is right for you, your name will then be placed on a waiting list.

These stages are explained in more detail on this website.

Patient information leaflet on your fertility journey

Download our patient information leaflet on your IVF / ICSI / FET fertility journey.

Regional Fertility Centre success rates 

Success rates for February 2022 to January 2023 can be downloaded here.

Information on success rates is of limited value when comparing centres and choosing where to seek treatment.

Please refer to the HFEA’s Choose a fertility clinic page for further advice on choosing a clinic.

Regional Fertility Centre success rates
01 February 2022 to 29 January 2023
ICSI Cycles started Pregnancies 
(Preg)		 Preg rate / cycles started Egg collections Preg rate / egg collection Embryo transfers Embryos transferred Preg rate / embryo transfer Preg rate / embryos transferred
under 35 208 73 35.1% 188 38.8% 139 175 52.5% 41.7%
35 to 37 144 30 20.8% 118 25.4% 95 134 31.6% 22.4%
38 to 39 89 13 14.6% 73 17.8% 60 89 21.7% 14.6%
40 to 42 58 5 8.6% 52 9.6% 46 74 10.9% 6.8%
43 to 44 7 0 0.0% 6 0.0% 5 9 0.0% 0.0%
over 44 1 0 0.0% 1 0.0% 1 2 0.0% 0.0%
Total 507 121 23.9% 438 27.6% 346 483 35.0% 25.1%
IVF Cycles started Pregnancies 
(Preg)		 Preg rate / cycles started Egg collections Preg rate / egg collection Embryo transfers Embryos transferred Preg rate / embryo transfer Preg rate / embryos transferred
under 35 82 20 24.4% 71 28.2% 50 58 40.0% 34.5%
35 to 37 55 19 34.5% 50 38.0% 38 51 50.0% 37.3%
38 to 39 23 4 17.4% 19 21.1% 16 28 25.0% 14.3%
40 to 42 39 2 5.1% 27 7.4% 20 35 10.0% 5.7%
43 to 44 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
over 44 0 0 0.0% 0 0.0% 0 0 0.0% 0.0%
Total 199 45 22.6% 167 26.9% 124 172 36.3% 26.2%
03 February 2022 to 30 January 2023
FET Cycles started Clinical pregnancies (CP) CP Rate / Cycle Started Thaws CP Rate / Thaw Embryo Transfers Embryos Transferred  CP Rate / Embryo Transfer CP Rate / Embryo Transferred
under 35 144  61  42.4%  137  44.5%  133 140  45.9%  43.6%
35 to 37 73 31 42.5% 66 47.0% 64 73 48.4% 42.5%
38 to 39 70 18 25.7% 60 30.0% 57 65 31.6% 27.7%
40 to 42 43 7 16.3% 36 19.4% 35 39 20.0% 17.9%
43 to 44 8 2 25.0% 8 25.0% 8 9 25.0% 22.2%
over 44 1 0 0.0% 1 0.0% 1 1 0.0% 0.0%
Total  339 119 31.5% 308 38.6% 298 327 39.9% 36.4%

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