{"id":1316,"date":"2020-02-04T15:38:11","date_gmt":"2020-02-04T15:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.theduff.co.uk\/?p=1316"},"modified":"2021-08-07T13:24:57","modified_gmt":"2021-08-07T13:24:57","slug":"nhs-ivf-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theduff.co.uk\/nhs-ivf-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>Do you get free IVF on the NHS?<\/strong> It depends&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>IN ADDITION TO &#8220;DOGS&#8221;, &#8220;MEN&#8221; AND &#8220;YOUNG CHILDREN&#8221; (I IMAGINE)<\/strong>, some women will struggle to get fertility treatment on the NHS. Here\u2019s the lowdown.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What's the official guidance on how should get IVF on the NHS?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) publishes guidelines for the English and Welsh NHS on a wide assortment of medical issues \u2013 one of which is the appropriate&nbsp;treatment and care of people with certain medical conditions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When it comes to fertility treatment, it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nice.org.uk\/guidance\/cg156\/chapter\/Recommendations#prediction-of-ivf-success\">advises<\/a>&nbsp;the following: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>\u201cIn women aged under 40 years who have not conceived after 2 years of regular unprotected intercourse or 12 cycles of artificial insemination (where 6 or more are by intrauterine insemination), offer 3 full cycles of IVF, with or without ICSI. If the woman reaches the age of 40 during treatment, complete the current full cycle but do not offer further full cycles.\u201d<\/li><li>\u201cIn women aged 40\u201342 years who have not conceived after 2 years of regular unprotected intercourse or 12 cycles of artificial insemination (where 6 or more are by intrauterine insemination), offer 1 full cycle of IVF, with or without ICSI, provided the following 3 criteria are fulfilled:\n<ul><li>they have never previously had IVF treatment<\/li><li>there is no evidence of low ovarian reserve (as measured by an <a href=\"..\/amh-levels-ivf\/\">AMH level test<\/a>, an <a href=\"..\/fsh-levels-ivf\/\">FSH level test<\/a>, or an <a href=\"..\/antral-follicle-count-ivf\/\">antral follicle count<\/a>)<\/li><li>there has been a discussion of the additional implications of IVF and pregnancy at this age.\u201d<\/li><\/ul>\n<\/li><li>\u201cWhere investigations show there is no chance of pregnancy with expectant management (that is, through offering advice and support about timings and lifestyle changes for natural conception) and where IVF is the only effective treatment, refer the woman directly to a specialist team for IVF treatment.\u201d<\/li><li>\u201cIn women aged under 40 years any previous full IVF cycle, whether self- or NHS-funded, should count towards the total of 3 full cycles that should be offered by the NHS.\u201d<\/li><li>\u201cTake into account the outcome of previous IVF treatment when assessing the likely effectiveness and safety of any further IVF treatment.\u201d<\/li><li>\u201cHealthcare providers should define a cancelled IVF cycle as one where an egg collection procedure is not undertaken. 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According to the NICE definition, a &#8220;full cycle&#8221; means that if the fresh embryo is unsuccessful, you could continue transferring the other frozen embryos until you become pregnant and have a baby. And if&nbsp;<em>all&nbsp;<\/em>the transfers are unsuccessful, you should be entitled to two more cycles.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Do all NHS fertility units have to follow the official guidance on IVF? &nbsp;<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>No: the NICE guidelines are just guidelines \u2013 and the local clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) in England that make the final decision often limit you to fewer than three full cycles. Not only that, but they also have different, less generous, definitions of what a &#8220;full cycle&#8221; actually&nbsp;is. They also have stricter criteria about who gets a cycle&nbsp;<em>at all.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, the CCG in Sutton has the following rules:&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>You're allowed a maximum of one cycle.&nbsp;<\/li><li>A &#8220;cycle&#8221; is defined as one fresh cycle (i.e. one fresh embryo transfer) and one frozen transfer.&nbsp;<\/li><li>You must be between the ages of 23 and 40.&nbsp;<\/li><li>You must have been trying to conceive for at least two years.&nbsp;<\/li><li>You must&nbsp;have no living children from a&nbsp;current or previous relationship (for both partners).<\/li><li>No treatment is available for women between the ages of 40 and 42.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>To find out what your local CCG offers, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/fertilitynetworkuk.org\/trying-to-conceive\/nhs-funding\/\">Fertility Network UK<\/a>. Then choose your country (e.g. England), and you'll be able to download a spreadsheet of all the CCGs there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Not sure which CCG you\u2019re with? The simplest \u201cCCG postcode lookup\u201d tool I could find is <a href=\"https:\/\/stephenkeable.github.io\/ccg-lookup\/\">this one from Stephen Keable<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you live in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland, there are no local variations in funding: <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>In Wales you're eligible for two full cycles of NHS fertility treatment. (There's more info on the Fertility Network UK website <a href=\"https:\/\/fertilitynetworkuk.org\/access-support\/nhs-funding\/wales\/\">here<\/a>.)<\/li><li>In Scotland you can get three full cycles of NHS fertility treatment. (There's more info on the Fertility Network UK website <a href=\"https:\/\/fertilitynetworkuk.org\/access-support\/nhs-funding\/scotland\/\">here<\/a>.)<\/li><li>In Northern Ireland, you're only allowed one cycle of NHS fertility treatment \u2013 and the definition of a &#8220;cycle&#8221; is a lot stricter. 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