To provide comprehensive, innovative, evidence-based fertility and gynaecology treatment focused on individual problems and needs.

LFC is committed to individualised care of the highest standards for each patient.

London Fertility Centre's Ethos is to provide:

IVF and ICSI

ODOR, FER, IUI (H), IUI (D)

Legend
ET – Embryo Transfers
PP – Positive Pregnancy tests
CP – Clinical Pregnancy rate
LB - Live Birth rate
ODOR – Oocyte Donation cycles
FER – Frozen Embryo Replacements cycles
IUI (H) – Intrauterine Insemination with husband’s sperm
IUI (D) - Intrauterine Insemination with donor sperm

As fertility treatment can be lengthy, frustrating, and an emotionally charged process, the counsellor employed by London Fertility Centre is here to support you at all stages of your treatment. If you feel you could benefit from support counselling (see below) you can make an appointment with the counsellor by contacting the Appointments Secretary on 020 7224 0707 or through your doctor at London Fertility Centre.

There are 4 types of counselling provided by London Fertility Centre (LFC):

1. Support Counselling.

   All patients may benefit from support counselling at any time of their treatment. It is not obligatory to have supportive counselling but patients might find the time and space to explore feelings and coping strategies beneficial. All patients are entitled to 2 free supportive counselling sessions per treatment cycle.

2. Therapeutic Counselling.

   LFC offers long term counselling on a 6 session contract basis. Therapeutic counselling is there to assist patients with coming to terms with their situation as well as providing long term support to patients who find fertility treatment distressing.

3. Implications Counselling.

   Every recipient of sperm, egg or embryo donation is required to see the counsellor for implications counselling to explore the issues linked to donation and the possible effect on the family and resulting child. Patients going through surrogacy treatment are also required to have implications counselling unless it has been arranged by COTS or SURROGACY UK. A counselling report from COTS or SURROGACY UK counsellor will then be requested.

4. Assessment Counselling.

   In cases where the LFC doctor has concerns about the patient’s emotional and psychological welfare or the welfare of the resulting child the patient will be referred for assessment counselling. This is to assess the patients’ readiness for treatment and awareness of implications of the treatment. The counsellor will write a report, which will be presented to the Internal Review Committee.

Please be aware that we will ask for your credit card details when making an appointment. We require 48 hours notice in advance of any appointment that you wish to cancel. If 48 hours notice is not given, we reserve the right to charge you for the appointment.

Who counsels?

London Fertility Centre employs one fertility counsellor on a part-time basis who is accredited by the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) and is a member of British Infertility Counsellors Association (BICA). The Centre also has links with external counsellors. Patients are welcome to ask for their details if they would prefer to see somebody other than our in-house counsellor.

The counsellor might feel that some patients could benefit from specialist support depending on the issues presented. The counsellor will then suggest a referral and provide the details of other organisations or therapists who will be better equipped to help.

Who benefits?

Infertility can be stressful and patients vary in their response to it and in the way they cope. Awareness of the psychological and emotional process that might be present for patients enables the counsellor to work with patients to explore the implications of treatment and coping strategies, and to be able to provide support.

All that is discussed during counselling sessions is strictly confidential.

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority recommends that counselling be available to all undergoing fertility treatment. It is voluntary and provision of it does not imply that patients cannot cope. It merely gives the opportunity to receive counselling and support.

• Dr Magdy Asaad – Person Responsible, Clinical Director

  Dr Magdy Asaad: Person Responsible/Clinical Director Dr Asaad was born in Egypt and graduated from medical school in 1976. He trained as an obstetrician & gynaecologist in Cairo then moved to the UK in 1982. He worked in England and Wales until 1990 and obtained a Diploma in Obstetrics then MRCOG in London in 1986. From 1987, Dr Asaad became interested in fertility and assisted reproduction. In 1990, he moved to the United Arab Emirates where he started the first and largest Governmental IVF Centre with a German colleague. He continued to practice as an obstetrician and gynaecologist and was later appointed as Clinical Associate Professor and Acting Head of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.

  Dr Asaad was awarded FRCOG in 1998 and relocated back to the UK and joined the team at London Fertility Centre in 2004. Dr Asaad enjoys painting, photography and swimming.

• Dr Celine De Graaf – Fertility Specialist

  Dr Celine de Graaf joined us from her native country, the Netherlands. Dr de Graaf commenced her studies in Leiden at Leiden University. She worked as a Senior House Officer in Obstetrics and Gynaecology at Queen's Mary Hospital, Sidcup.

  Dr de Graaf finalised her Fertility training at Leiden University Hospital before moving to the UK. Dr de Graaf joined our team at London Fertility Centre were she specializes in surrogacy treatments.

  In her spare time, Dr de Graaf enjoys physical pursuits including skiing, tennis and cycling and the arts, opera and theatre.

• Dr Safaa Maxwell – Fertility Specialist

  Dr Safaa Maxwell trained as an obstetrician and gynaecologist in the UK since 1993 She worked in the field of reproductive medicine in London for 5 years and joined our centre having completed her training. Dr Maxwell joined our team at London Fertility Centre were she specializes in recurrent miscarriages and in our egg donation programmes.

  In her spare time she likes spending time with her family, reading, travelling and life drawing.
  
  

• Dr Ghazala Basir - Fertility Specialist

  Dr Ghazala Basir graduated from Pakistan and moved to Hong-Kong in 1987. She became interested in reproductive medicine in 1996 and was affiliated to “Queen Mary Hospital The University of Hong-Kong”.  Her research interests and publications include endometrial receptivity, implantation failure and ovulation induction. She later joined the Maternal Fetal Unit and studied IVF pregnancies in the Perinatal period. She moved to UK with her family in 2005 to further her carrier in assisted conception.

  In her spare time she enjoys poetry, baking and spending time with family and friends.
  Research interests include implantation failure and poor ovarian response.

• Mr Rajat Goswamy FRCOG – Consultant Gynaecologist

  Mr Rajat Goswamy has been performing IVF techniques since 1982
  He is the pioneer of vaginal ultrasound in the UK and also performed the first ultrasound directed egg collection procedures, initially using abdominal ultrasound and later using vaginal ultrasound techniques. He is known for his thoroughness in the investigation of causes of infertility.
  He initially set up IVF Centres at King's College Hospital, London and the Hallam Medical Centre. He then worked as Deputy Medical Director under Patrick Steptoe in Cambridge from 1985 to 1988

  He is a frequent speaker at international meetings on topics relating to infertility, IVF, ultrasound and minimally invasive surgery, using laparoscopy and hysteroscopy. He has trained many specialists worldwide, and published extensively in the last 18 years

  From 1989 to the beginning of 1999, he was Medical Director of the Churchill Clinic in London, which became one of the most successful centres for treatment and training in IVF and ultrasound techniques

  Since May 1999, the Harley Street Fertility Centre has become a successful and reputable centre with the latest ultrasound technology providing three dimensional images to increase diagnostic ability and four dimensional images to provide more sophisticated monitoring of high risk pregnancy.

  Since March 2010, Harley Street Fertility Centre and London Fertility Centre are working in partnership to provide the highest standards of gynaecology and fertility treatments.