Fertility

Summary

The NICE clinical guideline on fertility covers:

• the best forms of treatment for people who have problems getting pregnant
• ways of treating people who have a known condition or reason for their fertility problems
• ways of treating people when no reason for their fertility problems can be found

The recommendations here do not cover:

• how fertility problems can be prevented in the first place
• how a pregnancy is managed following fertility treatment
• investigation and treatment of underlying conditions which may reduce fertility, such as endometriosis or sexual dysfunction, other than in relation to treatment for fertility problems
• the use of pre-implantation genetic diagnosis, in which cells from an embryo are tested for inherited disorders before being transferred to the woman’s womb

Documents

For healthcare professionals

• CG11 Fertility: evidence tables
• CG11 Fertility: full guideline
• CG11 Fertility: algorithm
• CG11 Fertility: NICE guideline

For patients, carers and the public

• CG11 Fertility: information for the public

Background information

• 2004/011 NICE responds to Department of Health and Welsh Assembly Government advice to NHS on fertility
• 2004/009 New NHS guidelines on fertility treatment
• CG11 Fertility: distribution list
• Scope: Assessment and treatment for people with fertility problems

Implementing this guidance

Any further information NICE has produced to help the NHS implement this guideline locally is linked to below:

• A survey measuring the impact of NICE clinical guideline number 11: Fertility treatment - PCT Commissioning Managers
• A survey measuring the impact of NICE clinical guideline number 11: Fertility treatment - Fertility Experts
• CG11 Fertility: cost template
• CG11 Fertility: costings