Our Success Rates
Since opening in 2004 SEFC has helped hundreds of patients to achieve pregnancy. Currently more than 800 babies have been safely delivered through treatment at SEFC and a further 136 are expected in the next few months. We are so excited to anticipate the birth of our 1000th baby in the summer of 2012!
Our results demonstrate a healthy record of success, particularly when you consider that we do not exclude patients whose chances of pregnancy might be lower than average. In addition, SEFC has an active intra uterine insemination programme. The average IUI pregnancy rate in 2009 was more than 14%. This compares favourably with the european average of 10%. Many clinics encourage women to undergo treatment by in vitro fertilisation rather than having a relatively simpler, safer and less expensive form of treatment.
Wider eligibility
We are proud that we do not use selection criteria to exclude patients who may have a lower chance of pregnancy simply to achieve higher rankings in the HFEA league tables. For example we do not exclude privately funded patients who have already undergone failed treatments elsewhere or those who have elevated FSH levels. We do not specifically exclude women over the age of 42 years. So long as couples have a realistic expectation of the chance of success, and the patient has an AMH of less than 1.1 pmol/l, we may be able to offer treatment. Patients BMI should also be between 19-35 at the time of treatment.
Our sympathetic approach is reflected in the average age of patients at SEFC being higher than the national average and we are proud that our success rates remain very competitive.
Eligibility for NHS funding is dependent on a commissioner-led set of criteria which may vary between different PCTs. Individual entitlement to NHS services must also be established prior to treatment.
Our Latest Statistics
June 2011 to December 2011
Stimulated IVF & ICSI
| Age at time of treatment | Up to 37 yrs |
37 yrs and over |
All Ages Combined |
| Number of egg collections | 144 |
60 |
204 |
| Number of embryo transfers | 133 |
51 |
184 |
| Number of clinical pregnancies | 53 |
12 |
65 |
| Clinical pregnancy rate / egg collection | 37% |
20% |
32% |
| Clinical pregnancy rate / embryo transfer | 40% |
24% |
35% |
| Multiple pregnancy rates | 13% |
8% |
12% |
Understanding these Results
- As we are a relatively new unit, our numbers of treatment cycles are small and we are not able to present meaningful data when it is broken down into individual age groups.
- A proportion of our patients undertaking IVF have already undertaken IUI without success. This identifies them to be couples for whom conception may be more difficult than the average experienced within an IVF-only clinic and, again, should be considered when comparing clinics’ data.
For further information about our historical outcome statistics, including live birth rates, please refer to the HFEA website at: HFEA - Fertility, Infertility, IVF, Embryo research - Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority
Information updated: 19.01.12
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