You should speak with your GP in the first instance, who, if necessary, can submit a referral to Gynaecology/Urology secondary care services for further fertility investigations.

Your secondary care Consultant should ensure that you meet the eligibility criteria, as indicated via the IVF Commissioners Fertility Services Policy [CP38].  Information regarding the policy can be found at:-

Fertility - Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee (nhs.wales)

Once your secondary care Consultant has ensured that you are eligible, a referral form is completed and forwarded electronically to the generic WFI referral email address.  If the referral is complete, this will be sent for vetting by our Clinical Team.  Our ultimate aim is to be able to provide our patients with an acknowledgement letter informing them of receipt of referral and we are working towards implementing this. If we are unable to accept your referral due to ineligibility or if it is incomplete, your referrer will be informed of this.

For secondary care Gynaecology Fertility Clinic, there is a routine wait of 12 months for an appointment. Should you then be considered and eligible for assisted reproduction treatment, the standard waiting time for an initial consultation within Wales Fertility Institute is up to 26 weeks. Treatment is very much an individualised pathway, therefore there will be different options, and therefore waiting times, for all patients who are accepted for treatment.

If your referral is accepted, you will be put onto an outpatient waiting list.  Once your name reaches the top of the waiting list we will contact you via telephone to book you an initial consultation appointment.  When you are contacted, your eligibility will again be checked to confirm that we are still able to offer you an appointment and that there has been no change in your circumstances since the original referral. Once your appointment date and time has been confirmed, you will be sent a link to an online platform to complete consent forms prior to your first appointment.