NHS Greater Manchester

Here is an overview of the NHS-funded IVF services available for your selected ICB, NHS Greater Manchester.

PET reviews the ICBs’ policies regularly to keep the fertility policy tracker up to date. Some of these policies are very complicated and open to interpretation, we therefore recommend you access the full policy to check it against your own particular circumstances.

Find out if you meet the NHS IVF criteria in your area to be eligible for fertility treatment on NHS.

Last reviewed in October 2024

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Does this ICB meet the NICE Guideline of 3 funded full IVF cycles?

Policy under review

Number of IVF cycles funded by NHS

1-3 (only Tameside offers 3)

Number of funded embryo transfers per cycle

All viable fresh or frozen

Time trying to conceive with no known pathology before referral (months)

Female age range required to be considered for treatment

<43

Support for females aged 40-42

Yes

Female BMI criteria for NHS IVF treatment

19-30

Referral for same sex couples

Female

Male

After 6 self-funded AI* cycles and 6 NHS-funded IUI* cycles (3 IUI* cycles if aged >36)

Referral for single people

Female

Male

After 6 self-funded AI* cycles and 6 NHS-funded IUI* cycles (3 IUI* cycles if aged >36)

Not specified

Impact on funding of previous IVF cycles

No more than 2 previous cycles allowed regardless of how funded

Parenthood criteria

No children from current relationship and at least one person should have no children from previous relationships (including adopted)

Funded embryo storage - maximum allowance (months)

120

See full policy for possible additional criteria for treatment e.g. AMH, FSH or AFC levels

Full policy

* AI = artificial insemination; IUI - intrauterine insemination

Seeing Red?

The fertility policy for the ICB you selected is 'under review' and not currently available. This means that we cannot compare the care available to the NICE Guideline recommendation of 3 full cycles of NHS-funded IVF. This information needs to be readily available to those who need it. Help change this by writing to your ICB and MP. We have made this easy for you to do using a template we have prepared for you.

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If you are unsure of your ICB then use the ICB lookup tool and enter the female partner’s GP’s postcode.

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