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The HFEA guide to Infertility | 2007/08
Welcome needs, you can use the HFEA’s ‘Find a
Clinic’ service on the website at www.hfea.gov.uk. You simply need to enter your postcode, your age or the type of treatment you are interested in, and a list of clinics that match your criteria will appear.
You can check each clinic's performance and read their most recent inspection report. You don't need to give your name or any identifying details and the clinics concerned won't know you have been checking their details so there is no possibility that you will be contacted by any of them. …show more content…
Shirley Harrison
Chair, HFEA
2007/08 | The HFEA Guide to Infertility
Contents
SECTION ONE: BEFORE TREATMENT BEGINS
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Fertility matters
What it means, how it works and how babies are created
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Is there a problem?
What could be stopping you starting a family
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Finding the right help
Who to turn to and what to expect
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Counting the cost
When is NHS funding available and what are the costs of private treatment?
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Call the clinic
Finding the right one for you
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Talking it over
How counselling and support groups can help you at every stage
SECTION TWO: YOUR TREATMENT OPTIONS
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At the clinic
Drugs and surgery
IUI: Intrauterine Insemination
IVF: In Vitro Fertilisation
ICSI: Intra-Cytoplasmic Sperm Injection
GIFT: Gamete Intra-Fallopian Transfer
Using donated sperm, eggs or embryos
Surrogacy
Freezing and storing embryos
If you become