IVF before the 2/3 year mark?

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Hi All,

I'm going a little bit crazy waiting for our GP follow up appointment so thought I'd ask here.

My area makes you wait 3 years for IVF if your diagnosis is "unexplained infertility" but two years if you have a condition that significantly reduces your chances of conceiving.

I have very irregular cycles and polycystic ovaries but because my blood tests are fine, they are saying it's not PCOS. My husband has 28% total motility which from my understanding is quite low.

Does anyone know if the NHS are likely to fund treatment without waiting for 3 years with the above results?

I can't bear another 2 years of waiting (I know I could fall pregnant naturally but the odds are very much against us). Also waiting would take me to being nearly 35 where our odds are going to naturally decrease.

Many thanks for any replies, interested to hear from anyone in a similar situation.

I think it’s a postcode lottery. We were referred before the two year mark and ours is unexplained. It must just be individual gps. I’d push it.

Have you considered going abroad? I’m British but now live in Denmark where the requirements are different.

I went for tests after 1 year (age 31), got an unexplained diagnosis. Started IUIs immediately (my country makes you do 3 of them before IVF), and had my first cycle of IVF in January. End to end, was 18 months. My only regret was not starting IVF sooner.

Here it’s only about £5.000 for 3 cycles even privately. Gets more expensive after you turn 35.

@Copenhagener we hadn't considered going abroad but having looked online, I can't believe how much cheaper it is compared to the UK. I'm not sure how practical it would be for us though with work etc.

On another note, I'd love to live in Denmark... Seems to be a much better quality of life over there!