The current guidance says all infertile women aged between 23 and 39 should be offered three cycles of treatment for free on the NHS, however few Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) meet this in full.
NICE is currently reviewing the guidelines to make sure that they comply with the Equality Act passed by the previous Government which promised to end many types of discrimination.
Documents seen by The Sunday Telegraph disclose that the rationing body is also considering how to ensure lesbians and single women have the same rights as heterosexual couples for treatment if they are thought to be infertile.
Rules which deny treatment to those whose partners have children are also likely to be axed, according to the minutes from a NICE committee debating the issues.
No decisions have been taken on any of the ideas which are intended to promote "equality of opportunity".
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