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Welcome to
LWC Bristol
Our committed team provide world class, personalised fertility care in Bristol and the surrounding areas. We'd love to speak to you.
Welcome to Bristol
Mr Michael Summers MD PhD FACOG
Our Bristol clinic is delighted to introduce Michael Summers, a leading consultant and pioneer in IVF, fertility over 35 and reproductive genetics (PGT/PGS).
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Mr Michael Summers, Consultant, and the London Women's Clinic
Our resident lead in reproductive medicine and developmental genetics, Mr Summers started his journey with LWC at our London Bridge location. During this time, the genetics team have seen some of the best IVF pregnancy rates in the UK, resulting in the development of our specialist programme, now known as IVF Select. The LWC Team have pioneered this treatment methodology.
Mr Summers is a graduate of King’s College, Cambridge University. He received his medical education and clinical training in the United States at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and held a Clinical Fellowship at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston. He was also a recipient of the prestigious Beit Memorial Fellowship for Medical Research, Cambridge University.
Mr Summers’ clinical research interests cover the assessment and treatment of infertility, IVF, embryo development and culture, and preimplantation and reproductive genetics. Many of our patients at LWC have created their families under Mr Summers’ close guidance and personalised care. He is one of a small group of clinicians who is fully board certified in the United States in Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility and listed in the UK GMC Specialist Register in Obstetrics and Gynaecology and reproductive medicine. Mr Summers has held Associate Professorships in a number of prestigious teaching institutions in the US and UK.
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Treatments at the London Women's Clinic Bristol
We provide a full range of fertility treatments and services with success rates consistently the highest in Wales and the West Country. London Women's Clinic Bristol is also an approved NHS provider that offers top-quality care to patients who require NHS funding, as well as self-funded patients. The funding is granted by the CCG and is subject to their criteria. Consultations, investigations and treatment monitoring takes place at our first class facility in Clifton Park with IUI, egg collection and embryo transfer at our state-of-the-art clinic in Cardiff.
Our LWC Clinics have the highest success rates in Wales and Bristol
London Women’s Clinic Wales and Bristol is one of the most established and successful clinics in the country since it formed in Swansea in 1993. The main laboratory moved to Cardiff in 2012 and we further expanded into Bristol in 2016 with a new satellite centre. We also have the longest running preimplantation genetic testing (PGT) service in Wales and the South West.
According to the latest HFEA verified data, we have consistently been the best performing clinic for babies born following IVF/ICSI. This data shows the chance of success from all fresh and frozen embryo transfers within two years of one egg collection. Our precision embryology approach and quality of service has led to a high cumulative live birth rate as demonstrated by these figures
| Clinic | Births per egg collection (% <38 years 2015-2017) |
| LWC Wales and Bristol | 51% |
| CARE Bath | 50% |
| Oxford Fertility | 49% |
| National Average | 44% |
| CRGW | 43% |
| Ocean Suite (Plymouth) | 43% |
| BCRM | 42% |
| Salisbury | 34% |
| WFI Cardiff | 31% |
| Exeter | 31% |
| Neath and Port Talbot | 30% |
Verified live birth rates are available from the HFEA website. Please note that success rates have limitations as the basis for comparison and personal choice. Further advice on what to look for in a clinic can be found here.
At LWC Wales & Bristol, we personalise the number of embryos transferred to your own treatment plan.
| Age | Livebirth per embryo transferred (IVF/ICSI) Fresh embryos (own eggs) Jan 15-Dec 17 | Livebirth per embryo transferred (IVF/ICSI) Frozen embryos (own eggs) Jan 15-Dec 17 | HFEA National average (Fresh embryos) (%) | HFEA National average (Frozen embryos) (%) |
| <35 | 32% (159/503) | 38% (88/230) | 31 | 27 |
| 35-37 | 20% (47/239) | 30% (27/90) | 24 | 23 |
| 38-39 | 15% (21/138) | **too few | 16 | n/a |
| 40-42 | 7% (15/212) | **too few | 9 | n/a |
Rates based on treatment in our Cardiff clinic.
Where to find us
Bristol
Nuffield Health Bristol Hospital
3 Clifton Hill
BS8 1BN
