A COUPLE have urged MPs to end the postcode lottery couples face when receiving IVF treatment on the NHS as a debate is called into parliament today.

Kimberley and Leigh Kardos, who live in North Leigh, said they considered temporarily relocating to Swindon to be able to have more IVF cycles on the NHS, after they were only offered only one in Oxfordshire.

Today a Westminster Hall debate will start at 1.30pm to engage the public and collect feedback on the issue of fertility funding.

Although unsuccessful, the couple, 28 and 33 are desperate to complete their family and will be going privately for another full cycle, costing them £6,500.

Currently Oxfordshire CCG offers only one cycle of IVF for women under 35 despite guidelines from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) stating that women under 40 who have failed to get pregnant after two years of trying should receive three full cycles on the NHS.

Mrs Kardos, a hotel reception manager, said that if they did not have an Oxfordshire postcode they would have been able to get three IVF cycles on the NHS.

She added: “When I learned that if I had a Wiltshire postcode, where three cycles are funded, I felt so angry.

“We seriously considered renting a house in Wiltshire because it would have been cheaper than funding the two following IVF cycles.

“It needs to be a much fairer playing field and if it is a matter of cost then every CCG should just offer one cycle.

“I cannot tell you how much it would mean to be able to have a family of our own to us.”

Tim Child, medical director at Oxford Fertility, said he understood the NHS was under pressures but treating infertility was one of the least expensive treatments on the NHS.

He said: “In the grand scheme of themes, treating infertility, which has been recognised by the World Health Organisation as a disease, is relatively inexpensive.

“Treatment is all about improving quality of life and by bringing an infant into the world for a couple - it would mean the world to them.”

Wantage MP Ed Vaizey was one of three MPs to secure the debate and said heart-breaking stories from his constituents has made him determined to pressure ministers to take the subject seriously.

He said: “We need to see what more we can do to ensure this postcode lottery can come to an end.”

A Facebook page ‘Inform the House of Commons debate on IVF and NHS Fertility Services’ has also been set up.

For the live debate visit: parliamentlive.tv/Commons