UR Vistahermosa

UR Vistahermosa – More Than 40 Years of Nurturing Life…

UR Vistahermosa is one of the most established fertility clinics in Spain, located inside the prestigious HLA Clínica Vistahermosa Hospital in Alicante. With over 40 years of experience, the clinic specialises in IVF in Spain, egg donation, and advanced reproductive genetics, attracting patients from across Europe, the UK, and worldwide who seek high-quality, safe and personalised fertility treatment.

In 2024, 47% of treatment cycles performed at the clinic were donor egg cycles and 53% were IVF cycles with patients’ own eggs. Being fully integrated within the HLA Vistahermosa Hospital, the clinic has direct access to a wide range of medical departments and specialised services, including its own Genetics Unit, as well as four laboratories, eight operating theatres, and multiple recovery suites.

Spain is recognised as one of the top destinations for fertility tourism, and UR Vistahermosa combines medical excellence with the reliability of a full hospital environment, making it a trusted choice for patients looking for treatments.

Why Choose UR Vistahermosa for IVF or Egg Donation in Spain?

• More than 40 years of expertise in reproductive medicine. The clinic has been a reference centre in Spanish fertility care since 1983, offering innovative treatments, modern laboratories and an experienced medical team.
• Integrated within a full-service hospital (everything under one roof). Being located inside HLA Clínica Vistahermosa provides exceptional clinical safety, 24/7 medical support and access to multiple medical specialties, including UR’s own Genetics Unit.
• International Patient Department. A multilingual team supports patients throughout their entire journey, helping with travel, treatment coordination, cost transparency and medical communication.

Facilities and Technology

UR Vistahermosa offers:

• Specialised fertility laboratory
• Modern operating theatres
• On-site recovery suites
• Full diagnostic and genetic screening services
• A hospital-level infrastructure guaranteeing safety and patient comfort

The combination of technology, experience and hospital integration sets the clinic apart from many standalone fertility centres in Spain.

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International Department at UR Vistahermosa

The clinic focuses a great deal on quality and safety and is audited regularly. It has a number of accreditations including that of the National External Quality Control Programme of Assisted Reproduction Laboratories (CEIFER), Spanish External Quality Control Programme for Semen Analysis (CEIFER) as well as ISO accreditation ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001.

Medical Team at UR Vistahermosa

Dr José Jesús López Galvez

Dr José Jesús López Galvez, President of the UR Group, brings more than 40 years of experience in reproductive medicine. His long-standing work in the field reflects a deep level of expertise that patients can feel confident in. Widely recognised as a respected fertility specialist, Dr Galvez also created an embryo training programme known as the virtual human micro-injection simulator, developed to help train specialists to the highest professional standard.

Dr Francisco Anaya Blanes

Dr Francisco Anaya Blanes is an experienced gynaecologist based in Alicante, Spain, with a strong focus on fertility care. He is known for his attentive and compassionate approach to patients, as well as his commitment to high standards in reproductive treatment. His knowledge and long-standing work in IVF make him a reliable specialist for people exploring fertility treatment in Spain.

Ema J. Locker

If you are a patient from the UK, you will likely come into contact with Ema J. Locker, the UK Fertility Support Manager with over 20 years of experience in fertility care, who works closely with the clinic’s International Department to ensure a smooth and well-coordinated journey. Together, they assist patients from abroad with every aspect of treatment, from providing detailed cost information and coordinating with your local gynaecologist before arrival, to helping arrange travel, accommodation, and medication—ensuring you feel fully supported and never alone throughout your IVF journey.

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Reception at UR Vistahermosa

Fertility Treatments at UR Vistahermosa

The clinic offers a complete portfolio of assisted reproduction options, including:

• IVF and ICSI
• Egg Donation (fresh and frozen donor oocytes)
• IVF with PGT-A (Secure IVF)
• ROPA Method for lesbian couples
• Artificial Insemination (IUI / AID)
• Embryo Donation
• Fertility Preservation (egg freezing and sperm freezing)
• Genetic testing and counselling

UR Vistahermosa welcomes single women, same-sex couples and heterosexual couples, with treatment available up to age 50, in accordance with Spanish guidelines.

Egg Donation Programme in Spain at UR Vistahermosa

UR Vistahermosa runs one of the most trusted egg donation programmes in Spain. All donors undergo strict medical, psychological, hormonal and genetic screening to guarantee safety and high performance of donor cycles.

Spanish law ensures full donor anonymity, allowing recipients to focus entirely on treatment success rather than donor identification. The clinic offers:

• Exclusive donors
• Fresh or vitrified donor eggs
• Fenomatch donor-recipient matching
• Highly controlled laboratory and culture systems
• Reliable clinical outcomes for both fresh and frozen cycles

This makes the clinic an excellent choice for patients comparing egg donation clinics in Spain.

Advanced Donor Matching

UR Vistahermosa uses Fenotype-based donor matching and the advanced Fenomatch facial-matching system to ensure high compatibility for egg donation recipients.

Personalised and Comprehensive Treatment Plans

Every case is individually assessed to create a customised approach for IVF, egg donation or fertility preservation, adapted to the patient’s medical history and reproductive goals. UR Vistahermosa blends the best of conventional reproductive medicine and complementary therapies to provide you with a comprehensive and personalized approach to your welfare.

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UR Vistahermosa IVF Costs

• IUI (intrauterine insemination) – €800.
• AID (artificial insemination with donor) – €1,200.

IVF with Own Eggs

The advertised cost of IVF using own eggs with Embryoscope/Geri^® and ISCI is €4,900 Euros. Included in this price is:

• Monitoring: ovulation induction (ultrasound scan, analysis and monitoring controls)
• Egg collection with an ultrasound scan in theatre
• Sperm preparation and ICSI
• Egg, sperm and embryo culture. Free EmbryoGlue.
• Assisted Hatching with or without fragments removal
• Blastocyst stage embryo transfer (if possible)
• Stay in a hospital suite on the night of egg collection.

Preimplantation Genetic Testing for Aneuploidy (PGT-A) is also available. It’s a genetic test done on embryos during an IVF cycle to check if they have the correct number of chromosomes before they are transferred to the uterus. It is available at the cost of €3,650 per cycle or in a package for €7,650. Before you decide on genetic testing, you might want to read about:

• “IVF and PGT-A: UR Vistahermosa Explains Real Patient Cases.”
• “IVF with Non-Invasive PGT-A: A Step Forward in Assisted Reproduction”

Curious about your chances of conceiving after 40 with your own eggs? Watch this expert-led webinar to better understand egg and embryo quality—and what you can do to improve your odds.

IVF with Donor Eggs

If you are looking for egg donation treatment with fresh eggs, the cost at Vistahermosa is €7,450. For egg donation (fresh) with PGT-A using NGS technology, you will pay €10,750. In the case of frozen donor eggs, the egg donation cycle (frozen) costs €6,300. If you need donor sperm, the price is €400. Included in this price is

• all donor costs: interviews and screening, matching, medication and monitoring,
• endometrial scratch (if needed),
• basic sperm analysis,
• egg collection and culture of embryos,
• ICSI (Sperm Microinjection),
• Assisted Hatching (if needed),
• blastocyst transfer,
• endometrial scan before the embryo transfer,
• recipient monitoring by e-mail and Skype,
• taxi transfers,
• hotel arrangement,
• Fenomatch software.

The PGT-A testing package for egg donation costs €10,750.

There is a donor pool with over 500 donors and there is no waiting list for treatment. Sperm freezing and culture to blastocyst are free services within your package. The cost of freezing surplus embryos is €520.

If you wish to book the first consultation, it is free of charge.

ROPA (Reciprocal IVF) – Shared Motherhood

Lesbian couples interested in ROPA (reciprocal IVF), can undergo the process for €5,300.

The clinic also offers embryo donation at the price of €3,250. The donated embryos are blastocyst embryos from couples who had been successful before and decided to donate their embryos to other couples in need. You can also choose euploid embryos which were donated by couples who had been successful and had PGT (preimplantation genetic testing) done. This means these embryos are genetically normal and the implantation rate is much higher.

Social Freezing

If you are over 30 and thinking about preserving your fertility for the future, you can take advantage of egg preservation (egg retrieval) – this will cost you €4,900, and you can pay in two installments. The cost of a frozen embryo transfer is €1,200.

UR Vistahermosa also has Embryoscope and the latest specialised incubator called Geri^® which is an incubator with an integrated time-lapse camera system. It contains six cameras, one in each chamber, with 11 focal planes for the collection of accurate images of the embryos during their development. This eliminates the need to move the embryos around the incubator during analysis.

The Embryoscope and Geri^® cost €350 extra. The cost for the sperm selection MACS technique is €325.

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Use our IVF Cost Calculator to help understand the costs involved in IVF treatment abroad.

UR Vistahermosa Success Rates

UR Vistahermosa reports strong success rates for IVF with own eggs and for egg donation cycles, supported by high laboratory standards, advanced embryology equipment and senior ESHRE-certified embryologists. The clinic participates in recognised quality assurance and European IVF networks, ensuring transparency and continuous improvement.

The overall egg donation clinical pregnancy rate per embryo transfer in 2024 was 70%. The overall IVF with own eggs clinical pregnancy success rate per embryo transfer was 48%.

In 2024, the IVF with own eggs clinical pregnancy success rates as per patient’s age were

• women under 35 years of age – 59%
• women between 35-40 – 38%
• women above 40 years of age – 11%.

The frozen embryo clinical pregnancy success rate was 52% and the embryo donation clinical pregnancy rate was 68%.

UR Vistahermosa specialists recommend blastocyst transfer on day 5. All egg donation embryo transfers are blastocyst transfers. The multiple pregnancy rate (twins) in 2024 was 15%.

If you’re interested in exploring the topic of success rates further, you might find our article “Key Factors Behind IVF Success: Understanding Clinic-to-Clinic Differences” helpful.

The clinic reports the results to the Spanish Fertility Society (SEF).

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From the Staff

We offer the most comprehensive and personalised service as each case is unique. Tailored to meet the needs of each individual guaranteeing the best possible results. We guarantee personalised service from the first contact and during all the procedure (consultation, trip, treatment).

Who Attends?

The patients attending UR Vistahermosa are from all over the world. In 2024, the clinic welcomed an international patient base, with 86 % of patients coming from Europe and the UK and 14% from other countries worldwide.

Who is UR Vistahermosa ideal for?

This clinic is a strong match for patients who:

• Want egg donation in Spain with advanced donor matching
• Prefer a hospital-based fertility centre for added safety
• Need genetic testing or PGT-A
• Value 40+ years of experience in reproductive medicine
• Require support in English or other languages
• Are looking for transparent pricing and ethical care

UR Vistahermosa stands out as one of the best options for IVF and egg donation in Spain, combining a long-established reputation, advanced reproductive technology, an experienced medical team and a fully integrated hospital setting. For patients seeking safe, high-quality fertility treatment abroad with personalised care, UR Vistahermosa offers a reliable and supportive pathway to parenthood.

Mediterranean Location

UR Vistahermosa is located 8 minutes from the city centre and 20 minutes from the airport, at Avinguda de Dénia, 103, 03015 Alacant, Alicante, Spain. The clinic operates from Monday to Friday, from 8 AM to 6 PM. It is closed on weekends.

Alicante is a highly accessible Mediterranean city with an international airport serving major European destinations. Patients often choose UR Vistahermosa for the combination of:

• High-quality fertility treatment
• Mild climate and relaxed environment
• Easy travel connections
• Multilingual patient care

For international patients seeking treatment abroad, Alicante provides an ideal setting for a comfortable and stress-reduced fertility journey.