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New NICE guidelines for NHS fertility treatment
New standards set out for treating fertility problems dominate the health news.
The coverage is based on updated infertility guidance from the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE). While these guidelines are wide-ranging, the media’s coverage focuses largely on recommendations that:
NHS-funded IVF should now be offered up to the age of 42 (in certain circumstances) – the current IVF age limit is 39
couples having difficulty conceiving should be offered treatment after two years of regular unprotected intercourse, instead of the current three
same sex couples should be offere...
Source: NHS News Feed - February 20, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: QA articles Pregnancy/child Medical practice Source Type: news
NICE updates clinical guideline on fertility (CG156)
Source: NICE
Area: Evidence > Guidelines
NICE has updated its 2004 clinical guideline on fertility (CG 156) which offers evidence-based advice on the care and treatment of people with fertility problems.
Under the updated recommendations, NICE says that under certain criteria, women aged between 40 and 42 years should be offered one full cycle of IVF with or without intracytoplasmic sperm, if they have not conceived after two years of regular unprotected intercourse, or 12 cycles of artificial insemination where six or more are by intrauterine insemination. A full cycle is now defined as including one episo...
Source: NeLM - Guidelines - February 20, 2013 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
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How can we avoid unnecessary assisted reproductive technology for male infertility? Clinical Endocrinology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - February 8, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Article Source Type: news