WELCOME

This web site is designed to provide you with information about infertility and the treatments available, including costs, procedures, contact details and results. Please feel free to contact us with any questions or suggestions you may have.

The Leicester Fertility Centre is a provider of NHS funded IVF treatment to eligible patients within the East of England, as commissioned by the East of England Specialised Commissioning Group. From the 1st May 2009 we are able to accept referrals from all eligible patients. This includes patients in Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk and Essex. Eligible patients may receive a maximum of three full cycles of IVF treatment with up to three further frozen embryo transfers, totalling six embryo transfers. More information about the East of England Specialised Commissioning Group’s policy is available here: http://www.escg.nhs.uk

"You seem to have it all. You seem fine. But deep down in your heart there's a little piece of the jigsaw missing"

1 in 6 couples in the UK have fertility problems, often leaving them feeling angry, upset and without a sense of purpose. For many the only way they can conceive a child is by relying in the generosity of others. If egg sharing or sperm or egg donation is something that you have ever considered, then please visit this page for further information, or call us on this number: 0116 258 5944

Background

The Leicester Royal Infirmary is a part of the University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL).

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust is one of the largest and busiest teaching Trusts in England, employing over 11,000 staff and providing services to nearly a million people across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. It has an annual income of £460 million.

The hospital has over 1100 beds and over 5300 staff and provides the only Accident & Emergency service within the University Hospitals of Leicester Trust.

Leicester Royal Infirmary is a large city centre teaching hospital with strong links to Leicester University and Leicester University Medical School. There are also links to other academic institutions including those for nursing and midwifery.