Newspaper article about IVF

[Filmgirl101]

There was an article in the paper about IVF on the NHS and it was pointed out that of all the London boroughs only 1 gives the recommended 3 rounds (Camden), islington offers 2, and the rest of the boroughs offer just one round. I think it was emphasising the NHS postcode lottery...

[Missmmc]

Hi, don't believe everything you read I live in Waltham Forest and they

[Missmmc]

Sorry post submitted before I'd finished! I live in Waltham Forest and they offer 3 cycles on the nhs as long as you meet the criteria. So it may be lazy journalism, as I'm sure there a few more that offer 3 like Barking and Dagenham.

[Filmgirl101]

We lived in both Lewisham and Greenwich boroughs. Only 1 round offered. Thought it unfair as my friend in Camden got 3 despite barely meeting criteria and me and hubby met every criteria from day one. My clinic said there was nothing we could do about it, except consider moving to a better borough! Too late for us now. We self funded and succeeded.

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Agree completely film girl..

It should be the same throughout every county.. Then whatever the criteria is it would at least feel fair..

We were refused nhs funding as I have a child from a previous relationship.. My husband is not yet a father.. It seems cruel to deny him the right to be a father... Yet 2 county's near me literally a few miles either side would allow nhs funding and value my husbands right to be a father..

If we didn't have the option if egg sharing we'd be stuffed .. There's no way we could afford ivf.. The private clinic have been great and have been most through.. And I have faith that will get me pregnant

Great news that your self funded ivf worked annoying that you had to pay for it..

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[Missmmc]

The whole funding system is unfair, but at least your money was well spent so congratulations.

[Caprily77]

I liveHavering and I am eligible for 3 rounds. All my fertility testing was done at Queens Hospital but my ivf will be at Homerton in London.

I was due to have ivf in July but I had an ectopic in January gone so I wasn't feeling ready and was able to postpone until January 2015.

The waiting list after referral was 9 months which is good. I do feel very lucky that I live in an area that will provide the maximum 3 rounds xx

[Brimblemissy123]

The postcode lottery is awful we live in Cornwall and we only had 1 free go then had to pay just under 5k!

[Filmgirl101]

Ours was £5500... Took 6 goes and 7 years of overtime to pay for it. Was worth it in the end, but yep 1 go on the NHS and we didn't even get to the embryo transfer stage!

[kjornsby]

All boroughs are governed by a different Clinical Commissioning Group by the sounds of it. I work for the NHS (not fertility related) and it is crazy that each CCG has different criteria, personally I think it is extremely unfair. Sure enough, have criteria (eg BMI, non-smoking, minimum ttc time) but the amount if courses and criteria should be uniform. Luckily hubby and I fall under a CCG who offer 3 courses but we have had to make some real life changes to qualify. I really hope that all couples having only 1 course manage to conceive. Good luck everyone xx