'Natural IVF' is beginning to be increasingly talked about as a more natural way for some couples to access fertility assistance but without all the drugs. This could become a popular and cheaper option for couples paying to privately access IVF and allows repeated courses of IVF to occur more quickly as the body does not become so depleted by powerful fertility drugs.

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The Times has also reported on clinical trials in Denmark which have used a new technique, in-vitro maturation (IVM) instead of traditional IVF with a 30% success rate. The advantages of IVM is that the patient does not have to take expensive fertility drugs that can carry serious side-effects.

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