A SOUTHAMPTON fertility clinic has recorded its highest ever annual pregnancy success rates.

Wessex Fertility at the Freya Centre has reported significantly higher rates than the national average across the UK.

The clinic recorded an average success rate for clinical pregnancies in the under 35s at 40 per cent for those receiving ICSI treatment, a form of sperm injection, and 38 per cent for those undergoing IVF in the same age group.

This reflects an improvement of 15 per cent above last year’s results.

The results come as the clinic celebrates its first year under the clinical direction of an all-female consultant team.