Wolfson Fertility Centre WOLFSON FERTILITY CENTRE THE LINDO WING OF ST MARY’S CHARING CROSS HAMMERSMITH WESTERN EYE QUEEN CHARLOTTE’S & CHELSEA Innovative, expert care The Wolfson Fertility Centre at Our ethos is to only provide care based on Hammersmith Hospital is one of the strong scientific evidence. We will always leading centres for reproductive medicine carefully analyse any potential fertility in the world, with a long history and an intervention before it is offered to our enviable reputation for innovative fertility patients, and will only introduce it to our services. Our clinic was established by clinic if it passes the robust selection Professor, Lord Robert Winston in 1982 to criteria laid out by our scientific experts. provide IVF for both NHS and self-funding patients, and the team was responsible for We pride ourselves on the level of care we the first IVF birth in London. It is now provide for our patients, and we deliver established as one of the largest fertility consistently high IVF success rates. To find services in the UK. out our most recent results, please visit www.hfea.gov.uk. Being part of an internationally renowned NHS Trust offers tremendous benefits to our private patients. It means we can offer you world-class expert care alongside seamless support from other hospital departments if your situation requires it. As a result we can often treat people with complex fertility challenges that are not able to be treated in other clinics. Our academic links with Imperial College London mean that we remain at the forefront of reproductive science. We work closely with academic clinicians and scientists to ensure that we continue to lead the field of reproductive medicine. We often have clinical trials and research in “ We had wonderful progress and staff will be happy to care from our very discuss these with you, if your situation is appropriate. first appointment.” 02 Innovative, expert care Our team All our consultants are accredited Many of our patients sub-specialists in reproductive medicine who are recognised both nationally and have said that the internationally as leaders in their field. Our world-class embryologists are also support given before, accredited to the highest standards. during and after their Many of the senior embryologists across the country were trained at treatment made a real Hammersmith Hospital by our team. difference to the way Our wider team is made up of they were able to experienced nurses and laboratory prepare and cope with technicians as well as our administration staff. We all take pride in our roles to the whole experience. make sure our patients have the very best experience possible during what may be an emotional time. Our team also includes an accredited counsellor who can offer emotional support and help navigate the complex issues that can arise when it is difficult to have a baby. 04 Our team “ Staff have all been friendly, accessible and extremely professional.” 05 Fertility Preserving investigation your fertility We offer a comprehensive range of Our storage facility at Hammersmith investigations for couples with fertility Hospital has one of the best records for problems. We use our hospital storing sperm, eggs or embryos in the laboratory for blood tests ensuring country. Our clinical and laboratory teams that we provide the highest quality have extensive experience in this field and and most consistent results. there is no safer place for long term storage. Our unit is equipped with the latest We can also support patients that are due ultrasound machines and we provide to embark on chemotherapy treatment. ultrasound examinations as well as As chemotherapy can affect fertility, we can HyCoSy (a technique for checking store eggs or sperm prior to treatment, whether fallopian tubes are blocked), giving patients the chance of parenthood in 3D and 4D scans. the future. Our location in one of London’s major teaching hospitals ensures that we Our clinical team are amongst the most are able to look after people with complex experienced in the field of reproductive health challenges in close collaboration with medicine, ensuring that your tests are colleagues specialising in cancer medicine. carried out with a diagnostic accuracy that is second to none. We are also increasingly seeing women who wish to freeze their eggs for fertility preservation. In all cases we are able to provide clear, scientifically proven advice to let our patients make an informed choice. 06 Our treatment Reproductive options surgery We offer full investigations for the We are a leading centre for causes of infertility and a full range reproductive surgery and offer a of fertility options including: comprehensive range of surgical options for fertility problems. • fertility investigations (e.g. blood tests, ultrasound etc.) Our aim is to restore fertility wherever • endometrial scratch possible and give you the best chance • in-vitro fertilisation (IVF)/ of conception, whether naturally or intracytoplasmic sperm with additional fertility treatment. injection (ICSI) • Pre implantation genetic Our consultants are recognised screening experts in this field have particular • Pre implantation genetic diagnosis expertise in providing surgery for • frozen embryo replacement cycles intra-uterine adhesions (Asherman’s • intrauterine insemination (IUI) syndrome) and fibroids. • donor eggs/sperm • genetic testing We are able to offer a full range • fertility preservation of minimally invasive surgical • reproductive surgery procedures including myomectomy (the removal of fibroids) and surgery of the fallopian tubes. Depending on your situation, IUI (intrauterine insemination) may be Although the risks of complications recommended as an alternative option after surgery are small, as we are part to IVF (in vitro fertilisation). It is a of a larger NHS Trust you will have simpler, less invasive method and is the added reassurance of access to often a useful treatment for women emergency care, if it should ever who have irregular cycles (mainly due be needed. to polycystic ovaries) or for couples or single women who need to use donor sperm. 8 Sperm or Support and egg donation counselling If you are considering treatment with a The experience of infertility can be both donor egg or sperm then our team will difficult and stressful. It may affect every be able to inform you about these options. aspect of your life, including relationships with family, friends and work colleagues. We can advise on reputable donor Our counselling service is here to support sperm banks that allow you to make you and provide an opportunity to talk your own choice of donor. through the difficulties. We can also provide treatment where All of our counselling is delivered in-house the sperm donor is known to you and and is led by a senior accredited member will advise you regarding the best and of the British Infertility Counselling safest way to achieve this. You and Association. Many of our patients have said your prospective donor will have the that the support given before, during and opportunity to meet with our counsellor after their treatment made a real difference to discuss the implications of creating to the way they were able to prepare and your family through egg or sperm donation. cope with the whole experience. 10 “ I learned some really good coping strategies and got a different perspective.” How to make Paying for the first step your treatment of your journey It may be that you are eligible for NHS treatment for your fertility problems, and our clinic can also offer its services via the To find out more or to book your NHS where applicable. If you have already first appointment, please call us had NHS treatment, but are no longer on 020 3313 7323. covered, or your treatment is not covered by your NHS provider, we are still able to Depending on your individual circumstance, help you via our private service. you may be asked to come in for tests prior to your first consultation. This will ensure Once you have made a private booking that we can have a more productive first with us, you will be send the relevant forms, session as we will be able to review the which you can either post back to us or results and discuss the next steps with you. bring to your first appointment. You can be assured that we will never suggest unnecessary tests or procedures and our IVF packages offer excellent value for money. Contact Wolfson Fertility Centre For further information about Hammersmith Hospital our service please get in touch: Du Cane Road t: +44 (020) 3313 4411 London e: [email protected] W12 0HS www.imperialprivatehealthcare.co.uk 12 About Imperial Private Healthcare As a patient with Imperial Private laboratory research. Bringing together Healthcare, you’ll experience the best of primary research and a clinical setting both worlds – world-class consultants enables our consultants to translate findings providing care in modern, private facilities, quickly into practice so that you receive the all within some of London’s most trusted most up-to-date treatment. NHS hospitals. From diagnosis until discharge, you and We are proud to be part of one of the your family will experience exceptional UK’s leading academic hospital groups, levels of discretion and care. We are able Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. to care for you and your family through With more than 350 expert consultants all stages of life – from fertility concerns covering every medical, diagnostic and through to maternity, paediatrics and surgical specialty, we are able to care for adult care. you as either an inpatient or outpatient – whatever your healthcare needs. All funds generated by Imperial Private Healthcare are reinvested in Imperial In 2006, with Imperial College London and College Healthcare NHS Trust, and are used other partners, the Trust became the first to support and enhance both NHS and academic health science centre in the UK.