The IVF Pathway
The Nurse Consultation
• Lasts about 1 hour
• Both partners need to attend
• Remember to bring with you any test results and your consent forms
TASKS
• Consent forms and HFEA Registration
• Prescription and medication injection teach
• Planning your treatment dates
• Settlement of invoice
Important: Please bring your treatment diary to every visit
The IVF Pathway
The Nurse Consultation
PRESCRIPTION
Private Patients: Stork dispensary
service
NHS Patients: Healthcare @ Home
dispensary service / hospital pharmacy
(NHS prescription charge payable per
top-up item)
INJECTIONS
Need to consider:
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Self /partner injection
GP / practice nurse
Daily attendance to:
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LCRM /
Gynaecology ward at St. James’s Hospital
SETTLING YOUR
INVOICE
Credit card
(2% added – bank-imposed charges)
Over the telephone prior to
nurse consultation
0113 2063157
Or
In person on the day of
nurse consultation
LCRM Business Support Team
The IVF Pathway
The Nurse Consultation
Planning your calendar: TREATMENT PROTOCOLS
Each cycle is personalised to suit the needs of every couple
All types of cycle involve:
• Suppression of natural cycle
• Stimulation of the ovaries to produce multiple eggs
Three Protocols
Long cycle
Short cycle
Flare cycle