BREAKING NEWS : March 2010 HARLEY STREET FERTILITY CENTRE MERGES WITH LONDON FERTILITY CENTRE Harley Street Fertility Centre, London, (HSFC) founded in 1999, is merging with its partner, London Fertility Centre (LFC) in March 2010.This merger will result in continuity of care for existing patients and our clients will have a larger, experienced team to provide treatments all year round. As our current clients are aware, HSFC London has been working with LFC since October 2008. Initially by performing all egg collection procedures at LFC and more recently, since August 2009, egg collections and embryo transfers have been performed at LFC premises using their laboratory facilities. Success rates have remained high. Our patients have been treated well by the lab and clinical staff of LFC. During his absences from UK, Mr Goswamy has been at his Fertility Centre in Mauritius, building research, teaching and treatment facilities to help many more couples worldwide, especially those who cannot afford to have treatment in London. Many couples have benefited from this two pronged approach to help them achieve their goal of a healthy and happy family. From March 2010, Mr Goswamy will be closing his facility at 61, Harley Street. All consultations, scans, blood tests, etc will be performed at Cozens House, 112A, Harley Street. Egg collections, embryo transfers, semen tests, semen and embryo freezing will take place at LFC, 53, Portland Place. Mr Goswamy will continue to provide advisory and consultancy services for HSFC patients to LFC. The Clinical Director and team of LFC will see his patients and advise on treatment plans, after consulting with Mr Goswamy. Continuity of the care of patients will remain as always, and treatments can be carried out at times that are convenient for couples. If you are an existing client of HSFC, please inform LFC, so that your care can continue as planned by Mr Goswamy. New clients can call the existing HSFC telephone number (020 7935 2234) or email, on rgoswamy@aol.com, for appointments. Clients of HSFC wishing to have treatment personally with Mr Goswamy in Mauritius can contact him on telephone (230) 686 2525 or email hsfcmauritius@intnet.mu. Treatment packages are available to include hotel half board accommodation, for the couple, varying from 2* hotels to 5* spa resorts. Combining a holiday with treatment is a good option for couples who can take 10 days off from their busy work schedules. Finally, a message from Mr Goswamy : Despite my decision to spend more time at my Centre in Mauritius I am available to continue planning treatments and strategies for my patients in UK. My fertility practice, since I first started IVF in 1982 , has grown and more than 5000 babies have resulted from treatments. I have been privileged to assist in the joy of many families and shall continue to work in this field. I am available for personal advice as per the contact details above. Rajat Goswamy, MBBS, FRCOG