There is no quick route. It does, and should, take a lot of time and thought to get to the beginning of the conception process so don't expect to turn up at a clinic on the day you ovulate and ask them to load you up straight away!
Most of the tests that you need, and there are many, can be done on the NHS. This can save you a stack of money but it certainly won't save you any time... make sure you allow for a good 3 months to get all your blood tests and up-to-date pap smear done and dusted. I had blood tests lost, pap-smears inconclusive (3 times) and found it took a million times longer than I had planned for. The UK hospital system is a blessed thing but it is also under-staffed, over-worked and choc full of red-tape and delays. Take a good book and get ready for a long wait.
Now, no one likes a smear test but, believe me, you had better get used to internal examinations. I have had my legs in stirrups and my nether regions out more times than I can now remember. Each time it is with a different nurse, for a different reason and each time it is pretty uncomfortable. That said, they are quick and kind and, at the end of the day, you know you are doing it for a good reason.
If you get easily embarrassed or have a particular phobia of speculums - get over it. There is only one way this is going to happen for you, unfortunately, and it is in a busy room with your legs up in the air and a 100 watt lamp lighting the way up and in. No one imagines making a baby could be this much effort, or this clinical, but for us it is all we have and the end result (and I'm hoping I get one) is worth every second.
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