Moving on
World Embryologist Day – a day in the life of an embryologist
Louise Brown’s birthday, 25th July, is World Embryologist Day. We talked to lead embryologist Adam Burnley about the changes he has seen since Bourn Hall, the world’s first IVF clinic, was established 40 years ago.
International Year of the Nurse and Midwife – Laura’s Story
“Fertility fitness is incredibly important and that includes eating a good balanced diet,” says Laura Carter-Penman.
Making a decision about your frozen embryos
If you are emotionally attached to an embryo that can affect a person on a very, very, deep psychological and emotional level,” says Jackie Stewart, Independent Fertility Counsellor at Bourn Hall, who provides implications counselling to help people make decisions about embryos that have been frozen after IVF treatment.
Do you have frozen embryos in storage?
Many people find it difficult to decide what to do with their frozen embryos in storage. This is not a decision that you need to make on your own,
Pride Month 2020: IUI with donor sperm at clinic safer option for lesbians
To mark Pride Month 2020 we are featuring stories from our LGBT+ patients. Rachel and…
Pride Month 2020: Fertility options for trans people
“When my son is older and says to me ‘mum, who is my dad?’ I will tell him the truth and explain that I am his mum but I am also his biological father,” says trans mum Jamie.
‘For The Love of Scrubs’ brings colour and cheer to our clinics
Staff at Bourn Hall were the latest to receive colourful scrubs from ‘For the Love of Scrubs’, as part of a number of steps to ensure we can offer treatments safely for all our patients and staff.
Dad speaks about impact of male infertility ahead of Fathers’ Day
Results from the fertility tests came as a big shock to Matt and his wife Laura. Now, as he looks forward to celebrating Fathers’ Day with his baby daughter Elle, Matt reveals how opening up about the impact of male factor infertility has been a life-affirming experience.
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Nobel Prize Medal awarded to IVF pioneer to be auctioned at Christie’s
The Nobel Prize Medal awarded to IVF pioneer and Bourn Hall Clinic co-founder Professor Sir Robert Edwards is to be auctioned at Christie’s.
Pride 2020: Successful first time with IUI
Harley is a Pride baby! As the events that Bourn Hall was to support this…
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Genuine experiences from real patients. See why so many trust us with their fertility care.
“We went to an open evening at Bourn Hall Wickford and came away feeling really positive about the place. The staff were really friendly and the presentation was clear about the statistics regarding success rates and live birth rates; their data was very transparent. We came away feeling like we would really be looked after.”
Katy and Leigh are parents to Charlie after IVF
Patient 2023
“We chose to make an appointment at Bourn Hall Wickford because of the favourable reviews. When we got there and met the staff they were just so lovely, making us feel welcome and explaining to us what tests would need to be done and what our options were; we just thought ‘yes, let’s get the ball rolling!”
Jess and Fran are mums to Nathan after IVF with donor sperm
Patient 2023