The IVF PLUS packages are designed for those patients that do not meet the criteria for PURE and need a higher dose of medication. The Multi-cycle package is also an option for those who want 3 cycles included.
Even in clinics like Cambridge IVF that are striving to achieve the best success rates in Europe it is likely that patients that fit the criteria for IVF Plus will need more than one cycle of IVF for a reasonable probability of conceiving.
IVF PLUS Package - 1 cycle - £5,750
IVF PLUS DUO Package - 2 cycles - £7,990
Multi-cycle Package - 3 cycles - £10,990
All packages include the following for each cycle:
Medication up to pregnancy testing (except Lubion), HFEA fee, monitoring scans and blood tests during your treatment cycle, egg collection, embryo transfer, EmbryoGlue™, EmbryoScope™, blastocyst culture, 2 counselling sessions and a review consultation or early pregnancy scan at the end of your cycle.
Our success rates
Our IVF experience dates back to 1994 and we achieve excellent levels of success.
You can see information about our success rates on the HFEA website (opens in a new tab). As the regulator of the UK fertility industry, the HFEA present data in a consistent and meaningful way allowing you to compare the clinics in your region both on treatment outcomes and patient satisfaction.
For an individualised discussion about your chances of success following treatment please contact us, we would be very happy to provide you with additional supporting information.
You can read patient stories here.
Before we start
You will need an initial assessment consultation with a fertility specialist who will review your medical history and ensure that PLUS IVF is right for you before you commit to treatment.
You will also need to have some diagnostic and screening tests. The results of these tests will enable our consultants to choose the optimum treatment pathway for you. The cost of any pre-treatment diagnostics or screening are not included in the PLUS IVF package.
You will need to have a diagnostic 3D scan, an AMH blood test to determine your egg reserve and diagnostic blood tests (LH, FSH, TSH, FBC and Vitamin D) to determine your hormone and vitamin levels. You will also need chlamydia screening and you and your partner if you have one will need viral screening.
Male partners will need to have a semen analysis. This test is widely available on the NHS (via your GP who will provide you with a referral form). If you are unable to access this via the NHS, we can carry this out for a cost.
You can also enquire if your GP is able to perform some or all of the blood tests for you, although it is vital that these are the same tests as we would carry out as incomplete testing can lead to delays in treatment. If you have had some or all of these tests performed recently, please email the results to us before your consultation. This will help us to avoid repeat tests and keep costs as low as possible.
When you have the results of all of the above tests, you will need an initial assessment with one of our fertility specialists who will review your case history and ensure that PLUS IVF is right for you before you commit to treatment.
Egg Collection
The egg collection procedure takes place at Cambridge IVF and is carried out by a specialist fertility doctor. It lasts for approximately 30 minutes and is performed under conscious sedation administered by a CUH consultant anaesthetist. You should be ready to go home within two hours.
On the day of egg collection, the eggs are mixed with sperm from your partner or chosen donor in our dedicated IVF laboratory, where we will grow your embryos for up to six days. The embryos grow in special incubators and we return one embryo to you usually five days later in an embryo transfer procedure.
In many cases more than one embryo of good quality is available for transfer and any surplus embryos (called blastocysts at this stage) can be vitrified (frozen). This freezing process is extremely successful and the pregnancy rates from frozen blastocyst transfers at Cambridge IVF are very good.
Embryo transfer
The embryo transfer will be carried out by a fertility specialist using ultrasound guidance. EmbryoGlue® is a specific culture liquid designed for the transfer of embryos during IVF treatment and is used for all of our patients at no extra cost.
You will be given a personalised information sheet advising you on the next steps together with any contact information you may need. You will also be given a prescription, should you wish to purchase further medication which may assist early pregnancy (as this medication, post pregnancy test is not included in the PLUS IVF package).
After embryo transfer
You should carry out a urine pregnancy test 16 days after egg collection.
If the pregnancy test is positive, then you will be booked for an early pregnancy scan either at the Rosie Hospital or at Cambridge IVF and early pregnancy advice will be given.
Ours is a transparent service. Even at a leading clinic like Cambridge IVF, it often takes more than one embryo transfer to conceive. There is no charge for the review appointment and two counselling sessions are included in the cost of the PLUS IVF package.
If your pregnancy test is negative, you will be offered counselling by our dedicated counsellor and a review appointment will be arranged with a fertility specialist to discuss the next steps. There is no charge for these services.
We will never offer you something you don’t need, will not benefit from, or is not safe.
What if IVF PLUS is not right for me?
Cambridge IVF have a number of other treatments which may be more suitable to your particular circumstances. These include PURE and PURE Duo, Duostim and Donor Egg IVF, Egg Sharing and Sperm Sharing.
In addition, Cambridge University Hospitals has some of the UK’s leading specialists to help patients with more complex needs, such as endocrine conditions, severe endometriosis, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, a low ovarian reserve or a high BMI.
Please contact us at enquiries@cambridgeivf.org.uk or on 01223 349010 for an appointment and our consultants will advise on the best options for you.