IVF Success rates / CMA report

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Hello, first time poster, although I've found many conversations invaluable on here:)

I've only just started to read the new CMA report that has been published about private IVF providers, but there are some pretty shocking consumer practices highlighted in it. For those that haven't seen it (and I don't want to discourage anyone, but the more you know...): www.gov.uk/cma-cases/self-funded-ivf-consumer-law-guidance#compliance-review-findings

I have been offered the choice of 4 clinics through my NHS Hospital: Bourne Hall Cambridge, CCRGH, London Women's Clinic, Create. The success rates for most of them on HFEA website are very old - newest I've seen are 2018-2019. When you dig into the statistics, Create claim to report that they had 100% success rate (120/120), and CCRGH's births per egg collection claim to be 63%(!!). Don't really know, the HFEA website is meant to be independently audited, but the data is so old...

Choosing among them seems to be based on "gut-feel". I've had some tests at Create privately, and found them to be fine. Every clinic seems to have both good and bad reviews on this site. I know this question has been asked many times before, but can anyone share their experiences of the above clinics? Is there any difference between going with NHS and private in terms of treatment? Thank you! I hope this post helps others too!

P.S. There's also an IVF consumer guide: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/992534/Patient_guide_fertility__.pdf

Hi there

i know it’s a bit old but I was wondering what conclusions you came to?

I’ve been looking at the data and not sure how to interpret it. On the one hand, success rates seem to vary widely between clinics, potentially due to the stats they choose to report.

on the other hand, I’ve been using the hfea stats on the website for “live birth rate per transfer” - assuming this is a more accurate read of end success than simply a heart rate at six weeks (that may well end in MC)

looking at those stats, some clinics that boast v high rates on their sites actually appear much more in line with the average eg argc www.hfea.gov.uk/choose-a-clinic/clinic-search/results/157/

this makes me think actual birth rate per clinic may not vary as wildely as we are led to believe … yet there is a lot of hype on here about better results!

did you reach any conclusions? And I hope by now you’ve made a decision and are happy with how it’s progressing :)

Looking for the same information and would be interested to hear where things landed or if anyone else has any experiences of these clinics: Cambridge IVF, Bourn Hall, Herts & Essex