Potential changes to NHS IVF in England and Scotland
The UK and Scottish Governments have both proposed changes to NHS funding for IVF...
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ICB (Integrated Care Board)
Integrated Care Boards run Integrated Care Systems, which are responsible for commissioning health and care services across England as of 1 July 2022, replacing Clinical Commissioning Groups. They must be made up of at least five executive directors, plus three non-executives.
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Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Hormone therapy changes the fertility preservation conversation for trans and gender-diverse patients
For anyone starting gender-affirming hormone treatment, fertility is rarely the first thing on their mind. But for those who might want to have a genetically related child one day, the timing of that decision can matter, explain Dr Orestis Tsonis, Neha Shanbhag and Dr Julia Kopeika...
Insights from the PET/ESHRE report: Sex selection
The PET team discusses public opinion of sex selection in the UK, the Netherlands, Spain and Italy, as revealed by the recent PET/ESHRE report 'Fertility, Embryo Research and Genome Editing'...
Insights from the PET/ESHRE report: Fertility funding
The PET team discusses public opinion of fertility funding in the UK, the Netherlands, Spain and Italy, as revealed by the recent PET/ESHRE report 'Fertility, Embryo Research and Genome Editing'...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
Baroness Deech asks UK Government to review fertility and surrogacy laws
Peers have called for law reform during two debates in the UK House of Lords, discussing issues including fertility treatment, surrogacy, embryo research and declining birthrates...
Kent ICB cuts access to NHS-funded IVF
An integrated care board in Kent is reducing IVF provision, and is lowering the upper age limit for patients to be eligible for NHS-funded IVF...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts a human egg soon after fertilisation, with the two parental pronuclei clearly visible.
The future of fertility
Falling fertility rates are reshaping societies worldwide. The challenge is no longer simply encouraging people to have children, but creating conditions in which family life feels achievable...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
Whose voices count in NICE's 2026 Fertility Guideline?
Dr Rebecca Muir argues that NICE's process has been tokenistic and has favoured those with resources, narrow forms of expertise and politically convenient concerns...
Image by Alan Handyside via the Wellcome Collection. Depicts equipment used for embryo biopsy.
What Does the NICE Fertility Guideline Update Mean for You?
At the latest PET event, experts gathered to discuss the newly updated NICE Fertility Guideline, exploring major changes to IVF recommendations, emerging fertility pathways, and persistent inequalities in access to treatment across the UK...
Nearly 70 percent of ICBs in England offer only one NHS-funded IVF cycle
Twenty-nine of the 42 integrated care boards in England offer only one cycle of NHS-funded IVF for eligible women under 40, the PET Fertility Policy Tracker shows...