The Fertility Help Hub community: Stronger together
This article first appeared on Fertility Help Hub on 21 December 2021. When Access Fertility recently partnered with Fertility Help Hub, we did so because we knew this important platform was offering essential advice to the audience we want to speak to. While we wanted to share our expertise on helping people to lower and […]
IVF for lesbian couples
Our mission at Access Fertility is to make fertility treatment more accessible for everyone. With that in mind, we are proud to offer our affordable IVF treatment Programmes to lesbian couples and other same-sex partnerships. Our IVF Refund and Multi-Cycle Programmes now help with Shared Motherhood IVF costs in most of our clinics. In order […]
IVF Loans: Financing your fertility journey
Undoubtedly, IVF is a very expensive process, and depending on your circumstances, you may have considered loans for IVF. In this article, we take a look at IVF loans, including 0% interest and buy-now-pay-later options, how they work, and how they can help pay for your Access Fertility programme. Financing your IVF through IVF loans […]
IVF Success: Leanne & Dikran’s Story
With a husband working away six months of every year, trying to conceive was never going to be simple. How does it feel, then, to be told you have only a 7% chance of IVF success? Throw in a global pandemic, and Leanne could have been forgiven for giving up there and then. But this […]
Dealing with family and friends when TTC
Christmas is a time where we sometimes get to see family and friends we haven’t seen for a while. This may bring up anxiety about what questions they may ask, how you’re going to feel around them, or you may wonder if you should tell them about your fertility journey. You read our article on […]
Tips for taking back control this Christmas
Infertility and TTC can make you feel that you have no control. However there are things you can do to increase your chances of having a peaceful and pleasant Christmas. It’s worth doing some thoughtful planning ahead to help reduce the pressure, stress and sadness that you might feel. Many of these things have been […]
Choosing a fertility clinic near me
People often ask our patient advisors where to start with their fertility journey. The same answer comes up, time and again: “I’d start by choosing a fertility clinic near me.” Given all the many considerations to make, why is this the most important? We take a look at why, when it comes to fertility clinics, […]
IVF as a single woman
When considering the options to start a family, for many single women IVF is the obvious route. Emma Hampson always wanted to have children, and knew that without a relationship, she would need fertility treatment to help her with that goal. While she was well-informed, she could never have expected what the IVF process would […]
Private fertility clinics & NHS IVF provision
We are incredibly fortunate in the UK to have the NHS. Rarely have we appreciated our health service more than in the past 18 months, as it supported us through the Covid-19 pandemic. For those eligible to receive free fertility treatment through the NHS, it is an option to create a family that they otherwise […]
Secondary infertility: An IVF success story
After her husband Darren had testicular cancer, Natalie knew that their plans to have a baby wouldn’t be smooth. But after their first child arrived quickly following ’textbook’ ISCI treatment, they never imagined having a second would be so challenging. We learn more about Natalie and Darren’s experience with IVF for secondary infertility in this […]