NHS failings over IVF treatment
(sz) The chances of successful IVF treatment on the NHS are lowered because doctors do not always see patients at the best time, a BBC investigation has found.
The key moments in an IVF cycle are when eggs are collected and when the fertilised eggs are transferred back to the womb.
The top five clinics carry out these procedures at least five days a week.
But more than half of NHS clinics that responded to a Five Live Report survey did so fewer than four days a week. Some only did it one or two days a week.
Kavita, 38, from London has been trying for a baby for eight years, during which time she has had treatment both privately and on the NHS.
She said her private treatment was always more likely to result in pregnancy. She said: “They are waiting to see the optimum moment for when it’s best to collect the eggs and monitoring the condition. more…
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