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Fertility clinic at Glasgow Royal Infirmary reopens | Fertility clinic at Glasgow Royal Infirmary reopens |
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A scandal-hit fertility clinic is due to reopen. | A scandal-hit fertility clinic is due to reopen. |
A £4m refurbishment has been carried out at the Assisted Conception Unit at Glasgow Royal Infirmary. | |
It was closed following a sudden drop in success rates in 2012. Fertilisation rates at the Glasgow unit reportedly plunged from the national norm of about 30% to 15% between September and November that year. | It was closed following a sudden drop in success rates in 2012. Fertilisation rates at the Glasgow unit reportedly plunged from the national norm of about 30% to 15% between September and November that year. |
It was suggested the drop could be due to building works on the floor above. | It was suggested the drop could be due to building works on the floor above. |
Dust, paint fumes and chemical vapours can pose a danger to delicate embryos being prepared for implantation. | Dust, paint fumes and chemical vapours can pose a danger to delicate embryos being prepared for implantation. |
A full internal investigation was carried out but it was unable to determine the cause of the drop in fertility rates. | |
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said the decline in success rates was not as a result clinical error. | NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde said the decline in success rates was not as a result clinical error. |
Glasgow's Assisted Conception Unit provides fertility treatment for patients in Greater Glasgow, Clyde, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire, Arran, Dumfries and Galloway. | Glasgow's Assisted Conception Unit provides fertility treatment for patients in Greater Glasgow, Clyde, Lanarkshire, Ayrshire, Arran, Dumfries and Galloway. |
Fertility services were temporarily relocated to a private hospital while the investigations were carried out. | Fertility services were temporarily relocated to a private hospital while the investigations were carried out. |
About 25 NHS patients per week were treated at the Nuffield hospital in Glasgow. | About 25 NHS patients per week were treated at the Nuffield hospital in Glasgow. |
Women who had undergone procedures during the period in question were offered an extra cycle of treatment. | Women who had undergone procedures during the period in question were offered an extra cycle of treatment. |