Fertility Society of Australia - advice on Covid-19, 24 March

Funding

Requirements for publicly funded treatment differ slightly by District Health Board, but these criteria include:

• The couple have been trying to conceive for at least twelve months (for single people and same-sex couples, refer to ‘Making Babies with Donors and Surrogates’)
• If there is no diagnosed reason for infertility (‘unexplained infertility’), the couple must have been trying to conceive for four years
• Woman’s age 39 or less at time of consultation
• Woman’s BMI 32 or less
• Woman must be a non-smoker (at least three months prior to application)
• NZ citizenship, residency or visa of at least two years’ in duration (for both partners)