Too overweight for fertility clinic referral?
I have recently seen GP who did a referral to fertility clinic, we have been trying about 15 months. I have PCOS and am in Metformin. I have a BMI of 32 (point something). I looked up the details for the local fertility clinic and the GP didn't give much information so I planned to call. I saw on the info they may reject your referral if BMI is over 30. I am now worried, I find it so hard to lose weight cos if PCOS. Anyone have any experience of this?
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They shouldn’t reject your initial referral. You can still have all the tests done like blood test, HSG, ultrasound etc. but they probably won’t refer you for IVF until your BMI is what they require x
Thank you, I knew IVF has strict weight limits. I'm hoping for letrozole as I have PCOS, I hope I can still get tests/first line treatment whilst I continue to try to lose weight in case IVF is ever needed x
Thank you so much! This has given me some hope 🙂 x
Each NHS trust funding policy is different so worth a call and finding out what your options are. At my clinic the NHS limit is strictly 30 for all treatment, but 35 when paying privately.
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Too overweight for fertility clinic referral?
I have recently seen GP who did a referral to fertility clinic, we have been trying about 15 months. I have PCOS and am in Metformin. I have a BMI of 32 (point something). I looked up the details for the local fertility clinic and the GP didn't give much information so I planned to call. I saw on the info they may reject your referral if BMI is over 30. I am now worried, I find it so hard to lose weight cos if PCOS. Anyone have any experience of this?
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