Fertility preservation provision in the NHS in Scotland: guidance
Scottish Government and NHS Scotland fertility preservation guidance provides recommendations and guidance for clinicians on which patient groups should be considered for fertility preservation treatment and individual eligibility criteria.
Footnotes
1 Fertility problems: assessment and treatment Clinical guideline [CG156] Body mass index. Women should be informed that female BMI should ideally be in the range 19 to 30 before commencing assisted reproduction, and that a female BMI outside this range is likely to reduce the success of assisted reproduction procedures.
2 Fertility problems: assessment and treatment Clinical guideline [CG156] Access Criteria for IVF
3 See ESHRE Guideline – Annex A
4 Please see in relevant documents below Annex A. Advanced paternal age is associated with an increased risk of spontaneous miscarriage: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Disease burden in offspring is associated with changing paternal demographics in the United States.
5 For the purposes of this document a couple is two people of any sexuality or gender.
6 Lancet Oncology Guideline - PMID: 39216500
7 Interrupting Endocrine Therapy to Attempt Pregnancy after Breast Cancer. N Engl J Med,388, 1645-1656 – full detail Annex A
8 Surgical Sperm Retrieval Guidance NSD620-062
9 See Gender Identity Healthcare Protocol – Annex A - Gender identity healthcare protocol for Scotland
10 See ESHRE Guideline – Annex A
Contact
Email: anthea.taylor@gov.scot