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Based on age-adjusted HFEA live-birth data (2016–18) vs the UK national average.
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The Assisted Reproduction Unit (ARU) at University Hospital of Hartlepool has been licensed by the HFEA since 1992 and operates as a storage only centre. The clinic has a perfect inspection rating of 5 out of 5, with its last inspection conducted on 20 September 2022 and its licence valid until 28 February 2027. The clinic offers compulsory counselling for donors and has a dedicated counsellor onsite. It provides wheelchair access and parking facilities. The clinic treats NHS and private patients, including those from abroad, and has a female doctor available throughout treatment. The clinic's birth rate statistics are not available due to the small number of cases, and there are no patient ratings yet. The clinic is located at University Hospital of Hartlepool, North Tees & Hartlepool NHS Trust Holdforth Road, Hartlepool, Cleveland, TS24 9AH. For more information, contact them at 01429 522 866 or via email at nth-tr.aru@nhs.net.
Source: HFEA regulated data. Best age band: Under 35. Weakest: 35-37.
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Worth checking the detail behind the overall figure. Assisted Reproduction Unit (ARU), University Hospital of Hartlepool reports 57% for under-35 patients against a national average of 38% — its best and strongest band. The 35-37 group, by contrast, shows 0%, against a national average of 31%. The clinic's overall live-birth rate is also 57%, well ahead of the 38% national average. It's a low-volume clinic, so a single band showing 0% is worth asking about directly rather than reading as the whole picture.
It's a live-birth rate per embryo transferred, drawn from HFEA-verified regulated data covering 2016 to 2018 — externally verified rather than self-reported. Before comparing Assisted Reproduction Unit (ARU), University Hospital of Hartlepool against other clinics, check whether a figure is per embryo transferred or per cycle started, and which years it covers. Given how sharply the age bands differ here, it's worth asking the clinic to explain what sits behind each one.
A few direct questions can clarify the picture quickly. Worth raising with Assisted Reproduction Unit (ARU), University Hospital of Hartlepool: - what's included in the quoted price, and what add-on costs are typical - what their live-birth rates were for your age group in the latest HFEA data - how many cycles like yours they carry out each year, given how small the numbers are here. A good consultant will welcome answering these plainly.
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