Fertility Services

The Assisted Conception Service will provide: • Specialist Fertility Services to patients fulfilling the eligibility criteria, including: • A full In Vitro Fertilisation (IVF) cycle*, • A full Intra-cytoplasmic Sperm Injection (ICSI) cycle* • Intra Uterine Insemination (IUI) stimulated and unstimulated depending on circumstances • The storage of gametes (oocytes and sperm) including those harvested prior to treatment for cancer or other treatments which may make a patient permanently infertile • The storage of embryos • Use of donor gametes such as egg or sperm where appropriate. Donor oocyte (egg) treatment will be subject to different waiting time criteria due to the recognised shortage of donors • Diagnostic Semen Analysis Service * A full IVF / ICSI treatment cycle includes: • Appropriate diagnostic tests, scans and pharmacological therapy • Counselling for couples • Stimulation of prospective mother's ovaries to produce oocytes • Harvesting of the oocytes • Fertilisation using IVF or ICSI (assisted hatching is not provided) • A fresh embryo transfer (maximum 2 embryos transferred) • Cryopreservation of all suitable remaining embryos in line with commissioning polices • If unsuccessful, within twelve months of cryopreservation, a frozen embryo transfer from remaining frozen embryos (maximum of 2 embryos transferred) • A follow up consultation / pregnancy scan with fertility services post IVF treatment