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SIMS International Fertility Clinic
Rosemount Hall,
Dundrum Road,
Dundrum,
Dublin,
Dublin 14

Opening Hours

Mon09:00 AM : 06:00 PM
Tue09:00 AM : 06:00 PM
Wed09:00 AM : 06:00 PM
Thu09:00 AM : 06:00 PM
Fri09:00 AM : 06:00 PM

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Fertility

About SIMS International Fertility Clinic

After more than 10 years in existence, Sims Clinic has grown rapidly to become the largest IVF unit in Ireland .

We are the leaders in Reproductive Medicine in Ireland and are responsible for the first donor gamete programme in the country as well as the first practitioners of blastocyst culture and transfer. Our European egg donor addresses the shortage of suitable egg donors as well as long waiting times. 

Sims Clinic provides a wide range of fertility treatments such as IVF, ICSI and IUI and our success rates reflect our high standards of expertise which are amongst the highest in the UK and Ireland. 

By adhering strictly to our ‘Commitment to Care’ philosophy, we aim to look both after the patients physical and emotional needs during treatment and provide a Mind/Body programme in conjunction with your medical care to minimise the stress associated with infertility. We provide comprehensive investigation and tailored treatment plans in a caring and patient friendly environment without the need for outside referral as all our procedures are carried out at the clinic.

Why choose Sims?

We understand that as the patient you have a choice of fertility units to consider before making a decision. So what would be the reasons for choosing Sims International Fertility clinic?

  • We are the leaders in Reproductive Medicine in Ireland and are responsible for the first donor gamete and embryo programmes in the country as well as the first practitioners of blastocyst culture and transfer.
  • Many hundreds of babies have been born as a result of treatment at Sims Clinic.
  • Sims International Fertility Clinic is Ireland’s largest fertility unit and has been in existence since 1997.
  • Our success rates reflect our high standards of expertise and are amongst the highest in the UK and Ireland
  • We aim to look both after the patients physical and emotional needs during treatment and provide a mind body programme in conjunction with your medical care to minimise the stress associated with infertility
  • Fertility counselling is available to all patients going through treatment as we believe patients should be able to talk about their experiences with a trained professional if they wish.
  • Our medical team are available to see patients five days a week and we have a contact service out of hours for urgent medical calls.
  • Our clinic is situated four miles from the centre of Dublin and is easily accessible by road, LUAS, rail or air
  • We provide free car-parking for our patients in a secure enclosed environment
  • We treat patients country-wide and can arrange a satellite ultrasound scanning service with one of our affiliated units for those who wish to minimise travel.
  • We provide comprehensive investigation and tailored treatment plans in a caring and patient friendly environment without the need for outside referral as all our procedures are carried out at the clinic
  • With our patient friendly approach and continuing treatment developments patients receive top class care in a private and comfortable environment.

Accreditations

    ISO Certification - International Organization for Standardization (International)

Latest Review

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Margaret Mcnally, from Ireland, 19 Oct 09

Yes, very pleased. The staff were wonderful. I felt taken care of from start to finish. From the rec...

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Payment Information

Satellite Monitoring Cycle ^1,000 Smear Test (Two-week turnaround) ^50 Sedation (IV) ^150 SIS (Saline Infusion Hysterosonography) ^445 Sims Auto Immune Profile ^200
Checks - All cheques and Bank Drafts are to be made Credit cards - Credit card is accepted form of payment

Fertility

AH - Assisted Hatching Typically € 220
 
 
AI - Artificial Insemination
 
 
Blastocyst Transfer Typically € 990
Blastocyst / Extended Culture
 
Egg Donor
0
 
Embryo Cryopreservation Typically € 1000
Embryo Storage (subsequent to year 1, per year or part thereof, payable in advance)
 
Fertility Specialist Consultation € 110 - € 160
Initial Consultation, Return / Review Consultation
 
FET - Frozen Embryo Transfer Typically € 1155
Embryo Thaw and Transfer (Including Scans carried out as part of procedure)
 
ICSI - Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection € 5000 - € 9145
ICSI with Donor Sperm (inc. cost of donor sperm ^550.00 per cycle) * IVF with egg donation (includes donors; screening, counselling fees, consultation and compensation) ^8,820 * ICSI with egg donation (includes donors; screening, counselling fees, consultation and compensation) ^9,145
 
IUI - Intrauterine Insemination
0
 
IVF - In Vitro Fertilisation Typically € 4950
IVF with Donor Sperm (inc. cost of donor sperm ^550.00 per cycle)
 
Sperm Assessment Typically € 125
Semen Analysis
 
Sperm Donation
 
 
Sperm Freezing Typically € 505
Semen Cryopreservation. (Does not include mandatory EU gamete freezing bloods)
 
TESE - Testicular Sperm Extraction Typically € 1155
PESA/TESE (Epididymal aspiration/testicular extraction)
 

Dr Anthony Walsh

Biography
MD MRCOG MRCPI

Dr Walsh graduated from the Royal College of Surgeons of Ireland in 1980. He is the founder, medical director and Consultant Gynaecologist at the Sims Clinic which is Ireland’s largest private fertility treatment unit. Dr. Walsh lectured at Trinity College and is a Consultant at St. Josephs Hospital, Dublin. He has extensive experience in IVF and has worked in fertility units in Europe, the Middle-East and North America.

His initial training was at the Cromwell Hospital in London with Dr. Sam Abdalla, now medical director of the Lister IVF unit and an international authority on Assisted Conception. He founded Irelands’ first independent IVF unit at the Clane Clinic in 1988 and was responsible for Ireland’s first IVF baby and first twins from GIFT. He introduced Irelands first donor sperm IVF programme and co-founded Irelands’ first donor egg programme with Dr. David Walsh at the Sims Clinic. These programmes have resulted in the birth of Irelands first IVF babies using donor egg or donor sperm. He is on the editorial committee of Modern Medicine and the Consultant committee of the Irish Medical Organisation.

Dr David Walsh

Biography
MD MRCOG

Dr. Walsh graduated from Trinity College Dublin in 1983. He is co-founder, director and Consultant Gynaecologist at the Sims Clinic, Ireland’s largest private fertility treatment unit. Dr. Walsh lectured at Trinity College and is a Consultant at St. Francis Hospital, Mullingar.

His initial training was in the Rotunda Hospital which was followed by postgraduate experience in Glasgow during which he became a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. He completed his thesis in the area of reproductive medicine during this time.

He returned to Ireland in 1991 as lecturer in Trinity College, Dublin and completed specialist training in Ireland in addition to Fellowship training in reproductive surgery at Vanderbilt University in the U.S.A

He trained in IVF with Dr. Sam Abdallah, medical director at the Lister Hospital in London an international authority on Assisted Conception and with Dr Tony Walsh at Dublin City University and Sims International Fertility Clinic. He is published widely and has a special interest in uterine pre-evaluation and embryo transfer. He developed Ireland’s first donor egg programme together with Dr. Tony Walsh and is an executive member of the Institute of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists.

Dr Scott Sills

Biography
MD FACOG FACS

Dr Sills graduated from Vanderbilt University in 1987 and completed his sub-specialty reproductive endocrinology fellowship at Cornell University in New York.


After a six-year term on the Board of Trustees for the Tennessee Department of Mental Health, Dr. Sills next served with a Presidential search advisory committee for the Tennessee Board of Regents. In 2007, he was recruited back to New York as the first full-time reproductive endocrinologist in Dutchess County (RMA-Vassar Brothers). From there, Dr. Sills established the first collaborative among Israeli and Arab fertility experts to study IVF practice in the Middle East. He was appointed to the New York State Board for Medicine the following year.


From his nearly 100 scholarly works, Dr. Sills has made several contributions to the medical literature. His published research on IVF was included in the NHS’ Clinical Guidelines for Fertility Assessment & Treatment (London, 2004), while his paper on identical twins was cited by the World Health Organisation’s “Current Practices in ART” (Geneva, 2002). The New Zealand Ministry of Health incorporated Dr. Sills’ data on assisted hatching in its national IVF guidelines (Wellington, 2005), and his Lancet report detailing asylum for forced sterilisation victims was hailed by the Office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees. Dr. Sills’ advocacy for restraint of PGD applications also influenced reproductive technology debate in the German Bundestag (Berlin, 2002).


Dr. Sills is affiliated to many professional groups including the American Society for Reproductive Medicine, American College of Obstetricians & Gynecologists, American College of Surgeons, Irish Medical Organisation (Dublin), Royal Society of Medicine (London), Max Planck Society (Munich) and the New York Academy of Sciences.


Dr Umme Salma

Biography
MRCOG, MRCPI

Having graduated from Karachi University in 1984 and completing her initial training in Pakistan, Dr Umme Salma came to Ireland in 1987 to begin her specialist training. Over the following years she trained in general Obstetrics & Gynaecology in a number of Irish Teaching Hospitals. During that time she acquired her post-graduate degrees of Licentiate in Midwifery from the Rotunda Hospital in 1988, DGO from Trinity College Dublin in 1989, DOB from RCPI in 1990, MRCOG (UK) in 1995, MRCPI from RCPI in 2002, Diploma in Health Management in 2004 and currently she is studying for an MSc in Reproduction & Development at Bristol University.

Dr Umme Salma developed her expertise in Reproductive Medicine whilst working in the Rotunda Hospital as a specialist in fertility in the HARI Unit. During that time she gained further specialist qualifications in Assisted Reproduction. In April 2007 she joined the clinical team at Sims Clinic as a Consultant. In addition to her medical expertise she also brings with her a great sense of humour and a positive attitude.

Dr Ahmed B Omar

Biography
MBBch MRCOG

Dr Omar graduated from Ain Shams University [Cairo] in 1989, with subsequent training in Europe where he worked in a number of hospitals including Cork University Hospital, Belfast City Hospital (Queen’s University-Belfast) and University College-Galway.


He next worked as a senior clinical research fellow in London (Homerton University Hospital) where he contributed to a number of research projects focusing on early pregnancy pathology and emergency gynaecology. Following certification by the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists in minimal access surgery and gynaecologic ultrasonography, Dr Omar was senior registrar at Cambridge University and Guys & St Thomas (London).


His sub-specialty training in IVF and reproductive medicine was carried out at the Assisted Reproduction & Gynaecology Centre in London under the mentorship of Mr M. Taranissi, a recognised leading figure in assisted reproduction. Dr. Omar maintains a special interest in ovulation induction, reproductive immunology and recurrent implantation failure. He is a member of the Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists since 1998.


Prof. Michael M. Alper

Biography
Advisory Consultant in Research and Development

Prof. Alper joined the Sims Medical Team in January 2007 as Advisory Consultant in Research and Development. He is Medical Director and co-founder of Boston IVF and has previously co-hosted two patient- friendly IVF conferences with Sims Clinic addressing the needs of the patient during treatment.

Board Certified in Reproductive Endocrinology by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Prof. Alper received his medical degree from McGill University, Montreal, Quebec. He fulfilled his residency at Harvard Medical School, Beth Israel Hospital, Boston, MA where he also completed his fellowship in reproductive endocrinology and infertility.

Prof. Alper is Clinical Professor at Harvard Medical School. His interest of in vitro fertilization has led him to be involved in specific research studies including NIH-funded "Fasst Track Study", and privately funded, industry sponsored clinical trials.

Prof. Alper is responsible for implementing (QMS) Quality Management Systems and will advise on our medical review team for special cases. Dr Alper has published and lectured extensively on the topic of Quality Management and led his medical team in Boston to achieving ISO recognition.

Dr Lyuda Shkrobot

Biography
Patient Coordination Manager

Lyuda Shkrobot graduated from the Vinnitsa State Medical University of Ukraine in 1999 and completed her sub-speciality in Obstetrics and Gynaecology in 2001.

Over the next two years Lyuda worked in ontological department where she participated in many surgical procedures. Lyuda took a special interest in Infertility and completed training courses in Reproductive Endocrinology and Pelvic Ultrasound.

Lyuda joined Sims Clinic in 2005 and worked in the Ultrasonography department where she was responsible for transvaginal scans and ovulation induction protocols. Lyuda helped to establish EDE programme in the Sims Clinic and coordinating and liaising with Intersono Clinic in Ukraine.

In October 2008 Lyuda was appointed 'Patient Coordination Manager' and is responsible for managing the nursing department.

Overall Customer Rating

83%
 
Communication 73%
Friendliness 86%
Price 83%
Location 83%
Satisfaction 86%

From a total of 3 verified reviews
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"Would highly recommend"

Margaret Mcnally, from Ireland, 19 Oct 09
Were you pleased with the treatment?

Yes, very pleased. The staff were wonderful. I felt taken care of from start to finish. From the receptionists to the Doctors, all staff were throughly professional.

Would you recommend the clinic?

Would highly recommend.

Would you return for further treatment?

Very positive experience, would certainly return.

82% Communication
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"Good experience"

Eleanor Cushnan, from Ireland, 09 Oct 09
Were you pleased with the treatment?

Undergoing treatment at present. I was told upfront about pricing.

Would you recommend the clinic?

Staff extremely friendly. Good experience.

Would you return for further treatment?

Yes.

100% Communication
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"I would recommend the clinic"

Denise, from Ireland, 29 Aug 09
Were you pleased with the treatment?

Yes as have just got a positive pregnancy test. This is my fifth cycle third in your clinic was getting very stressed out. Felt overall communication a little poor. Met different nurses nearly every time. Often asked is this my first cycle. Also rarely spoke to doctor and when did found one quiet flipant. Maybe just be a personality difference. Never really felt anyone was in charge of my case just like you were on a convayor belt. Must say always found the nurses professional and kind.

Would you recommend the clinic?

Perhaps above is answer to that question. Did always answer back queries quickly. Also never left waiting long after appointmnet time.

Would you return for further treatment?

I don't know if ivf icsi five times can ever be deemed a positive experience. But I would have no hesitation in reccomending this clinic.

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