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.
Counselling
Access to a specialist fertility counsellor will be offered to patients prior to their giving consent to treatment (on, among other things, the implications of taking the proposed steps) and following fertility preservation.
The HFEA Code of Practice states that fertility centres should provide a suitable opportunity for counselling after the individual or couple has received verbal and written information about the services to be provided and before they consent to treatment, donation, or to the storage or use of gametes or embryos. The HFEA also state that the centre should provide proper counselling throughout the treatment, donation or storage processes, and afterwards if requested.
Contact
Email: anthea.taylor@gov.scot