People in the UK are increasingly funding IVF treatments privately, research shows, amid a decline in NHS funding of the fertility treatment.
The latest report from the Human Fertilisation and Embryology unit shows the use of private funding by patients across the UK aged 18-34 has continued to increase with 63% of IVF funded privately in 2021 compared to 52% in 2019. Meanwhile, the number of IVF cycles funded by the NHS saw a decrease to 20,000 in 2021 from around 24,000 in 2019.
We would like to speak to people from the UK who have travelled abroad to have IVF. Where did you go and why did you decide to go there, rather than the UK? What are the benefits and drawbacks?
