Bourn Hall Fertility Clinic

Bourn Hall Fertility Clinic is an ultra-modern facility, built on a foundation of 41 years’ experience in IVF technologies and Infertility treatments. Our team has unparalleled knowledge of both women’s and men’s reproductive health. We undoubtedly have more experience than anyone else in the field. But it’s not just about having that knowledge, it’s also about how we apply and communicate it.

This blend of a comfortable, supportive culture, combined with technical excellence is at the heart of our vision.

Originally founded in 1980 by the Nobel award-winning pioneer of IVF; Professor Robert Edwards, and Dr. Patrick Steptoe, Bourn Hall is a fertility clinic unlike any other, where you know your treatment was designed just for you. Both the treatment and the support you receive will result in the best possible outcome, to the highest possible standards.

Mission: To deliver the highest quality patient-centric fertility treatment at internationally accredited standards to patients and their families in a safe and compassionate environment

Vision: To be the first choice in fertility treatment for patients across the region

After meeting in 1968, Professor Robert Edwards and Mr. Patrick Steptoe embarked on a journey to overcome types of infertility through the use of laparoscopic surgery by where oocytes, or eggs, were collected and fertilized within a laboratory. This procedure, and the subsequent transfer of embryos, or fertilised eggs/oocytes, were perfected for nearly 10 years until the groundbreaking birth of Louise Brown in 1978.

Two years later, these pioneers of IVF founded Bourn Hall clinic in Cambridgeshire where couples could come to seek advice and treatment for infertility. In the early days of the clinic the teams there also developed cryopreservation methods allowing embryos to be frozen for later use or for transfer to a surrogate.

As IVF became more widely recognized it faced some opposition and controversy but ultimately emerged as a breakthrough medical treatment. In 2010, Edwards was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine for the development of in-vitro fertilization. He was knighted in 2011 for his services to human reproductive biology.

Bourn Hall not only led the way for the technology of IVF but also has always placed huge importance on the compassionate care of our patients.