Intrauterine insemination: a UK survey on the adherence to NICE clinical guidelines by fertility clinics.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the awareness and response of fertility clinics in the UK to the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guideline recommendation that intrauterine insemination (IUI) should not be offered routinely, in order to report on current practice in the UK.

Design

Online questionnaire survey of fertility clinics in the UK regarding their current clinical practice of IUI, formal discussion of the guideline recommendations, and any alterations made since the recommendations.

Setting

66 UK fertility clinics licensed to provide IUI.

Participants

46 fertility clinics, including 6 clinic groups which represent 70% of all clinics and clinic groups licensed to provide IUI in April 2014 when the survey email was sent.

Results

Of the

SUBMITTER: Kim D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4442173 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature