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NHS fertility treatment: One of the biggest problems faced by women around the world is not having a child. There are many countries in the world including India, where people say all kinds of things to women who are unable to become mothers. Many couples take medical help to avoid this problem, but they have to pay a lot of money for it. This is the reason why poor or middle class families are not able to afford it.
Britain is one of those countries where till now the entire cost of infertility treatment has been borne by the government health service system (NHS). All expenses from IVF to delivery are covered by the government. But now the situation seems to be changing. The Clinical Commissioning Group of Bath and North East Somerset area of England has introduced a new plan, according to which if the body mass index (BMI) of a woman’s husband is above 30 i.e. they fall in the category of obesity, then IVF funding will not be given to such couples.
Why did the controversy arise?
NHS managers say they are facing extremely difficult financial circumstances. Therefore this step has to be taken. Their argument is that the chances of pregnancy are reduced in couples affected by obesity. But experts are rejecting this claim. Oxford fertility professor Tim Child described it as “an excuse to limit IVF”. Meanwhile, Sarah Norcross of the campaign group Fertility Fairness said she was “shocked and hurt” by the decision.
New guidelines also under discussion
Meanwhile, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued new guidelines. In this, it has been recommended to ban many popular “add-on treatments” adopted during IVF. These include endometrial scratch, hysteroscopy and some experimental tests. Experts say that these treatments give false hope to patients and are often administered without any scientific evidence.
What next?
If the NHS moves in this direction, thousands of British couples who were till now enjoying free IVF and delivery facilities, will have to rely on private clinics for treatment. Due to this, the dream of becoming parents of many families may remain unfulfilled. In this way, the people in Britain who were taking advantage of this till now, will now have to pay from their own pockets for the treatment.
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