Petition · past parliament · Department of Health and Social Care

Fund 3 rounds of IVF for all couples who cannot conceive naturally

Closed 2,781 signatures

What the petition asks

NICE guidelines state if you are a woman aged under 40 you should be offered 3 full cycles of IVF if you have been trying for more than 2 years. Yet CCGs set their own criteria which means IVF is not offered to many couples, including where they or their partner already have a child.
I want the Government to make IVF more accessible for all. If you can’t have kids naturally you should be offered help, regardless if it’s your first or second child. Couples are being penalised for having a medical issue that prevents them extending there family.

Out of all infertility causes, secondary infertility makes up about 50 percent of all cases. More needs to be done.

Timeline

19 Apr 2022 Petition opened for signatures
2 Nov 2022 Closed to new signatures

Key facts

Signatures 2,781
Status Closed
Department Department of Health and Social Care
Opened 19 Apr 2022
Closed 2 Nov 2022

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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.