Health bosses looking to change rules on IVF

Southend health bosses looking to change rules on IVF

6:00am Wednesday 30th July 2014 in News By Helen Barnett

WOMEN trying to get pregnant in their twenties and thirties could have less chance after moves were made to limit IVF treatment.

Southends Clinical Commissioning Group has launched a consultation over plans to limit woman aged 23 to 39 to just two cycles of IVF treatment on the NHS, so it can offer woman aged between 40 and 42 one round of treatment.

IVF helps couples with fertility problems by fertilising a womans egg with sperm in a laboratory before returning the embryo to the womans womb to develop.

The groups plans would go against guidelines set out by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, which suggests women aged 23 to 39 should be offered three cycles of IVF treatment.

Susan Seenan, co-chair of the National Infertility Awareness Campaign, said: Not everybody needs three cycles, but from a patients perspective its knowing you have the third cycle option that can make all the difference.

Knowing the second cycle is your last shot puts extra pressure on you.

Three chances gives people a reasonable chance of success.

They can move forward knowing they gave it their best shot.

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