IVF: Changes on way for NHS fertility treatment in NI

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But some women say the changes to publicly-funded IVF do not go far enough.

Some women in Northern Ireland undergoing NHS fertility treatment will be given additional frozen embryo transfers under a new rule change.

The Department of Health in Northern Ireland said a "woman will be eligible if she meets the published access criteria for IVF and has been placed on the waiting list for publicly-funded IVF/ICSI treatment on or after 1 October 2022". "It will not take into account those placed on the register pre-1 October 2022 meaning they will not be eligible for additional publicly-funded frozen embryo transfers.

Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)

 

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