Christmas Opening Hours

  • 21st December – Normal operating hours 0900 - 1700
  • 22nd December – Normal operating hours 0900 - 1700
  • 23rd December – Normal operating hours 0900 - 1700
  • 24th December – Opening hours are 0900 - 1300
  • 25th December – Unit is closed
  • 26th December – Unit is closed
  • 27th December – Unit is closed
  • 28th December – Unit is closed
  • 29th December – Normal operating hours 0900 - 1700
  • 30th December – Normal operating hours 0900 - 1700
  • 31st December – Opening hours are 0900 – 1300
  • 1st January – Unit is closed
  • 2nd January – Unit open as normal for Saturday service 0900-1300
  • 3rd January –  Unit is closed
  • 4th January – Normal operating hours 0900 - 1700

Previously in IVF, all embryos were transferred around two to three days after fertilisation, when they reached the ‘four to eight cell’ stage. Recent developments mean they can now be grown in the lab for a little longer and allow them to reach the blastocyst stage at which point they have around 100 cells (five to six days after fertilisation). By extending the number of days that the embryos are observed in the lab we have a greater chance of selecting the embryo with the best potential for pregnancy.