Making fertility referrals simple

This session will provide you with an up-to-date refresher of fertility referrals, with clear, practical takeaways that help your patients navigate what can be an emotionally charged and time-sensitive process. Topics will include: 

• When to refer to a fertility clinic - spotting the red flags with your patients and updated clinical guidance.
• Public funding referrals - the key steps and current waitlist timings.
• Private referrals -summary of the key steps with realistic timelines from GP referral through to pregnancy test, to share with your patients.
•  Before you refer, the five key changes your patients need to make as they prepare for pregnancy, plus the key investigations you can organise, which may speed up the path to pregnancy.
• Inclusive fertility - supporting our rainbow and Māori and Pacific Island communities and common access barriers.
• Case studies - Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and male infertility – GP initial management and fertility considerations.