What is the NHS funding eligibility criteria?

Eligibility for NHS-funded fertility treatment is determined by criteria set by your local ICB. Factors like age, BMI, how long you've been trying to conceive, and whether you have children already may affect eligibility.

According to NICE, women under 40 can be offered three rounds of NHS-funded IVF treatment if: 

• You’ve been trying to pregnant through regular unprotected sex for two years
• You’ve not been able to pregnant after 12 or more unsuccessful rounds of artificial insemination, with at least 6 of the cycles using IUI.
• If you’re a woman under 40 and you’ve had fertility tests showing IVF is the only treatment likely to help you get pregnant, you should be referred straight away.