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Treatments and Services<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

We are licensed by the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority <\/a>(HFEA) to carry out a comprehensive list of treatments. Treatment plans vary between couples and our team of doctors, nurses and scientists will tailor this to your individual needs.<\/h4>\n\n\n\n
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Fertility Investigations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

To determine the cause of infertility and subsequent planning of appropriate treatment, a series of investigations will be carried out for you and your partner.\u200b<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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What We Investigate<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Intrauterine Insemination (IUI)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

One of the most simple and least invasive of fertility treatments.\u200b<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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What Is Involved<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

An egg fertilised outside the body is now used widely as a fertility treatment when the sperm sample is normal.\u200b<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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See The Process<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Similar to IVF, except that a single sperm is injected directly into the egg rather than simply mixing sperm and eggs.\u200b<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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How This Works<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Preimplantation Genetic Testing (PGT)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Designed for couples who are at risk of having a child with a specific genetic condition or chromosomal disorder.\u200b<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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More Information<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Surgical Sperm Retrieval (SSR)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

An operation under general anaesthetic to obtain sperm directly from the testicles or surrounding ducts.\u200b <\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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SSR Procedure<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Fertility Preservation\u200b<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The freezing of eggs\/embryos or sperm by Cryopreservation in order to preserve it for future use.\u200b<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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Info for Staff & Patients<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Counselling<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The service offers emotional support before, during or after, what can be a stressful time.\u200b <\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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HOW TO ACCESS COUNSELLING<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Surrogacy<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Understanding how surrogacy can help couples, and how to explore the options available.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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exploring surrogacy<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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Fertility Dietetics<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Diet and lifestyle
advice to improve your overall
general health and fertility.<\/h5>\n\n\n\n
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How diet affects fertility<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Treatments and Services We are licensed by the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority (HFEA) to carry out a comprehensive list of treatments. Treatment plans vary between couples and our team of doctors, nurses and scientists will tailor this to your individual needs. Fertility Investigations To determine the cause of infertility and subsequent planning of appropriate treatment, a series<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":5,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-templates\/widewidth.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"class_list":["post-310","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"NHS Lothian","author_link":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/author\/nhs-lothian\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":false,"rttpg_excerpt":"Treatments and Services We are licensed by the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority (HFEA) to carry out a comprehensive list of treatments. Treatment plans vary between couples and our team of doctors, nurses and scientists will tailor this to your individual needs. Fertility Investigations To determine the cause of infertility and subsequent planning of appropriate treatment, a series","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/310","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=310"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/310\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2815,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/310\/revisions\/2815"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=310"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/services.nhslothian.scot\/edinburghfertilitycentre\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=310"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}