Resuming world-class IVF treatment safely at Bourn Hall clinics – making dreams come true

Keeping you safe

We are introducing new ways of working to keep you and our staff safe as we reopen for treatment; this includes:

Fertility treatments available 

• IVF consultations – if you think you need IVF we are offering virtual consultations now with a specialist fertility doctor within a secure clinical environment. If you need fertility testing then we can arrange this.
• IVF treatment for current patients – as some patients had their treatment suspended due to the coronavirus outbreak, they will be given priority along with patients aged 40 and above and women with a low ovarian reserve (detected by an AMH test). We estimate this treatment will start in mid June/early July and a nurse will be in contact with you to set this up.
• IVF for new patients – once you start treatment the first stage is medication and monitoring and we are hoping this will also begin in June – we will discuss timings with you during the consultation.
• IUI – if you have good fertility health and are using donated sperm, then you may choose to have IUI (Intrauterine Insemination). This is less invasive than IVF, less expensive and a good option for same-sex female couples and other patients using donor sperm who don’t need IVF.
• Frozen Embryo Transfer – if you have embryos frozen in storage we can provide rapid treatment and at a fraction of the cost of a full cycle of IVF. Patients that recently had all their embryos frozen because their treatment was suspended will be given priority.
• Specialist services – we also provide rapid treatment for emergency fertility preservation, for example cancer patients before chemotherapy and we will continue to the provide this support with all the safety measures in place.

How long does IVF treatment take?

IVF treatment takes an average of 9 weeks. It involves stimulating your ovaries with medication so that many eggs mature at the same time, collecting the eggs, mixing them with sperm and transferring the fertilised eggs (embryos) to the womb. More about IVF treatment.

IVF fees and funding

Bourn Hall provides NHS and self-funded IVF and we will be resuming treatment for all patients regardless of how their treatment is funded.

if your CCG does not fund IVF treatment or you are not eligible for NHS funding you can pay for each cycle as a private patient and if you are successful on your first attempt this can be the cheapest option. However, for some it can also add stress not knowing if more than one cycle is needed to achieve a pregnancy.  This is why we partner with Access Fertility to offer IVF multi-cycle and money-back guarantee packages.

By using Access Fertility packages some patients can agree in advance a package of treatment for a fixed fee. For many people this removes one element of stress. Access Fertility provides a number of different programmes so patients often need detailed information to help them choose what is right for them and if the treatment is unsuccessful they can have a refund.

For example, IVF Unlimited is available to women aged under 38 having treatment using their own eggs. It means patients can have as many cycles as they wish in a two year period for a fixed fee and if they don’t have a baby they will receive 100% of their money back.

The Patient Services team is always happy to try and help patients decide on which is the right self-funding package for them, and Access Fertility also provides advice. This table outlines the Access Fertility options.

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