According to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), IUI is offered on the NHS if you meet one of the following conditions: 1) you are unable to have vaginal sex; 2) you have a condition that makes it impossible or very difficult for you to conceive; 3) you are in a same-sex relationship.
NHS funding for fertility treatment is limited for everyone, and varies across the UK according to the criteria set by the Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). Until February 2013, no official guidelines existed on what NHS funding should be offered to same-sex couples.
Now, homosexual couples are mentioned on the guidelines published by the NICE, which expects lesbians to have tried to conceive up to 6 times using IUI before being considered for NHS-funded treatment.
