Louise Thompson: The Fertility Care You Have Access to Can Depend Entirely on Your Postcode…
Louise Thompson, Podcast Host of He Said, She Said Podcast and Ambassador at the Birth Trauma Association, shared on LinkedIn:
“The fertility care you have access to can depend entirely on your postcode…
When I first learnt about this, I couldn’t believe it. As someone who has spent a lot of money funding my own rounds of IVF, I know first-hand just how expensive fertility treatment can be. It makes me so sad that access to NHS-funded IVF is still so limited and varies so much depending on where you live.
IVF is where we see some of the biggest differences, with your age, whether you already have children and where you live all potentially impacting your eligibility.
But it doesn’t stop there. Across the UK, there are also huge differences in how women are supported through miscarriage and baby loss, which can form part of someone’s fertility journey too.”
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