Fertility Funding for Surrogacy in the UK

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If you have applied for NHS funding via your CCG in the past or ICB (Integrated Care Board) as they are now known, for any fertility treatment with the hopeful end result to have a child via surrogacy, this survey is for you!

We are a collective of UK charities, medical professionals, individuals and platforms including MRKH Connect, Va Va Womb, SurrogacyUK, Cysters, The Endometriosis Foundation and more!

We mind the fertility funding gap and we are fighting for Equality In Fertility funding. Our fight goes beyond the UK postcode lottery barriers to focus on the individuals and couples who cannot physically carry a child without a surrogate.

Some ICB policies are starting to fund IUI for couples who have a womb between them which is an amazing step forward for equality but we want to bridge the gap for all situations where a surrogate may be needed, especially for those who have uterine factor infertility / absolute uterine factor infertility.

Some questions may not apply to you, our aim is to understand the ICBs that are refusing funding and why and to understand if there are common themes. We also want to know where ICBs are supportive and granting funding as this is really important! If you are a couple, only one person needs to complete this survey. Please share as much information as you feel comfortable.

Your Data - we are not gathering any personal data but if you would like to leave your email address we will be happy to email you the outcome of the survey- your email will not be passed onto any third parties and will only be used to receive updates on this campaign including the anticipated future petition.

Learn more about the people behind the campaign via @equalinfertility on Instagram or via our campaign leads MRKH Connect and Va Va Womb. If you are interested to become a partner then we would love to hear from you equalinfertility@gmail.com.

When did you start your surrogacy journey?

Before 1st July 2022 (CCG)

After 1st July 2022 (ICB)

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What Local Authority is your ICB (Integrated Care board) or previously CCG (Clinical Commissioning Group) *

What best describes your ethnicity? *

Asian or Asian British, Indian

Asian or Asian British, Pakistani

Asian or Asian British, Bangladeshi

Asian or Asian British, Chinese

Any other Asian background

Black, Black British, Caribbean

Black, Black British, African

Any other Black, Black British or Caribbean background

Mixed ethnicity - White and Black Caribbean

Mixed ethnicity - White and Black African

Mixed ethnicity - White and Asian

Any other mixed or mutliple ethnic background

White English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish or British

White Irish

White Gypsy or Irish Traveller

White Roma

Any other White background

Arab

Any other ethnic group

Prefer not to say

What best describes the reason you have explored funding options for surrogacy? You can select multiple if they apply to you. Please use other, for anything not covered here *

MRKH Syndrome

Hysterectomy, endometriosis or other uterine factor infertility

Same sex male couple

Other difference in sex development or intersex condition

Single intended parent unable to carry a pregnancy (any gender)

LGBTQI+ couple unable to carry a child

Other:

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How long did it take to get referred to a fertility specialist? (If you have just started your journey, how long as it been so far?) *

If you explored IUI, (Intrauterine insemination is a fertility treatment that involves directly inserting sperm into a womb under the bracket of traditional surrogacy) did you get funding? *

I applied for IUI funding and was successful

I applied for IUI funding and was NOT successful

Not applicable

Other:

If you applied for funding, how long did the appeal process take?

If you applied for funding for embryo generation were you successful? *

I applied for embryo generation funding and was successful

I applied embryo generation funding and was NOT successful

Not applicable

Other:

If you applied for funding for embryo transfer into a surrogate, were you successful? *

I applied for embryo transfer and was successful

I applied for embryo transfer and was NOT successful

Not applicable

Other:

Did you require a sperm or egg donor for your surrogacy journey? *

Yes and received funding for this

Yes and self funded this

No or not applicable

Other:

How long did it take to receive a decision from your ICB? (If you are still waiting to hear when was the application for funding sent?) *

Please describe your surrogacy funding journey in as much detail as you want/feel comfortable here (including any experiences with IUI, cycles of IVF included, embryo creation and anything else applicable to your journey) *

If you were not successful in any of your funding applications please describe the specific areas of funding refused and reasons given from the ICB? *

Did you appeal the decision? *

Yes with success

Yes and it was refused

No we did not appeal

Other:

If you applied for funding and chose to appeal, regardless of the outcome, how long did the appeal process take? (If it is still ongoing how long has it been so far?)

Have you decided/did you decide to fund your treatment for IVF privately towards your surrogacy journey? *

Yes

Undecided

Other:

Please let us know what best describes where you are with your journey now? *

I have had a child via self-funded surrogacy

I have had a child with the help of NHS funding via surrogacy

I am still going to continue to appeal for funding

I am still awaiting a surrogate

Our surrogate is now pregnant

I am looking into other options to become a parent

I have decided not to pursue this path further

Other:

Has your journey to surrogacy had a negative impact on your mental health? *

Yes

Other:

How has your surrogacy journey made you feel?

Is there anything else you want to share that has not been covered in this survey?

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