ACU Ninewells is located in an NHS Teaching Hospital and they provide treatment on both an NHS and self-funded basis. They have been carrying out assisted conception treatment since the early 1980s when John Mills and Geoff James established the Unit and developed it into one of the largest centres in Scotland. The first baby born from IVF treatment in Scotland was born in 1984.
Treatments & Costs
Consultation – unknown
In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) Cycle – £3185
✅ – Scans
✅ – Blood Monitoring
❌ – Sedation (additional £350)
❌ – HFEA Fee (additional £80)
❌ – Blastocyst Culture (additional £800)
❌ – Embryo Freezing (unknown)
❌ – Drugs (unknown)
Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) Cycle – £3375
✅ – Scans
✅ – Blood Monitoring
❌ – Sedation (additional £350)
❌ – HFEA Fee (additional £80)
❌ – Blastocyst Culture (additional £800)
❌ – Embryo Freezing (unknown)
❌ – Drugs (unknown)
Surgical Sperm Recovery – £615
❌ – Sedation (unknown)
❌ – Storage (unknown)
Embryo Freezing – unknown
Egg Freezing – unknown
Birth Rates
Births per embryo transferred
Under 38 – 34%
38 & Over – 16%
All – 28%
Births per egg collection
Under 38 – 52%
38 & Over – 22%
All – 44%
Multiple birth rate
Under 38 – 5%
38 & Over – 9%
All – 6%