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Bath residents considering fertility treatment have been invited to attend a free open evening at Sulis Hospital in Peasedown St John for an ‘Expert Insights’ evening on Tuesday 25 November, where the focus will be on helping audience members understand the potential solutions available if they are struggling to conceive. Attendees will have the chance to meet three leading specialists from Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM), hear from them about possible solutions to common problems, treatments available and their own holistic approach, and take part in an interactive question and answer session. BCRM’s satellite clinic in Bath is based at Sulis Hospital.
A pair of first-time IVF parents from Bristol credit work colleagues who introduced them to a fertility clinic where they got “answers we didn’t know we needed” for the arrival of their baby son. Georgie Jones, a nursery administrator from Bedminster Down, was 28 when she and her partner David Hackett, a client manager in financial services, started trying for a baby, and she said she was surprised when nothing happened.
Even now, Natalie* can hardly believe the miracle in front of her eyes. Every time she looks at her three-year-old daughter Amber she is reminded of the long, emotional journey that made her possible. “I just can’t really believe she’s here,” she says.
If you’re trying for a baby, you might already know that the journey doesn’t always unfold as smoothly as you’d hoped. Between tracking cycles, timing intimacy and managing expectations, it’s completely natural to feel overwhelmed at times.
Thinking about the cost of fertility treatment can feel overwhelming at first. Whether you’re considering in vitro fertilisation (IVF), exploring egg freezing or preparing for multiple treatment cycles, thinking ahead financially can help you feel more in control.
A 23-year-old cancer survivor has shared the shock she felt when told the chemotherapy treatment needed for a recently diagnosed cancer might affect whether she could have a baby afterwards, and the precautionary egg freezing she had as a result. Nail technician Georgia Hall said: “I was never in any doubt about having my eggs frozen to preserve my fertility once I knew about the risk of chemo causing infertility. I am so grateful the procedure was available to me, and thankful to the team at BCRM who made it happen.
The Gloucestershire NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) has confirmed that patients in need of fertility treatment can now attend Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine (BCRM) for their care. The addition of the Aztec West-based clinic means that patients from Gloucestershire who are struggling to have a baby and who meet the access based criteria for assisted reproduction treatment, are able to attend BCRM for fertility treatment including IUI and IVF, following assessment in their NHS fertility assessment clinic.
