Home conception , Fertility , In vitro fertilisation , IVF , same-sex couples UK moves to extend free IVF to women up to 42

UK moves to extend free IVF to women up to 42

Catherine McDiarmid-Watt | Wednesday, May 30, 2012 | 0 comments

Advocates for infertility patients say Ontario should follow the lead of Britain, where a powerful health advisory agency recommended on Tuesday that the U.K. extend free fertility treatments to women up until the age of 42 and to same-sex couples.

The British health system usually pays for up to three cycles of IVF for couples who have been trying to get pregnant for at least three years. Previously, women had to be under the age of 40 to qualify. Many government-funded clinics already treat gay and lesbian couples, but the recommendations now make that explicit, though they are not binding.

Adam Balen, chairman of the British Fertility Society, said the new draft guidelines recognized the importance of treating in-fertility, citing the psychological harm it can cause. “No one who stands a reasonable chance at conception should be denied the opportunity,” he said in a statement. “These (new) guidelines outline how that can be achieved.”

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Sadly we lost that precious baby at 8 weeks, and decided to try again. Five more losses, turned down for donor egg, foster care and adoption due to my age and losses - we have accepted that there will be no more babies in our house.

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