‘It is already a struggle in itself if you’re lesbian, gay, transgender or anything, you’re already not normal.' A woman is calling for more awareness around the struggles of LGBTQ+ couples trying to access fertility treatment in the UK.
Katherine and Laura Gonzales-Moore, who live in Lytham St Annes in Lancashire, have had two miscarriages and can’t get IVF on the NHS
‘We were only eight weeks in and it was over, which was heartbreaking. And then of course it’s not like, next month we try again – there’s so much that goes into it like waiting for hormones to drop, and getting bloodwork done, and timing – there are so many factors that come into it. We just ran out of time.’
Megan and Whitney Bacon-Evans, known as ‘Wegan’, said they had to pay tens of thousands of pounds to get IVF treatment on the NHS.after Frimley’s integrated care board said it recognised the need to update its policy in light of the Women’s Health Strategy. They called it a ‘fertility equality victory’.
So Laura and Katherine were shocked to find the LGBTQ+ equality change has only so far taken effect in a handful of locations, with the Women’s Health Strategy labelled a ’10-year ambition’. ‘We kept moving forward, only to be told we would still have to self-fund six rounds of insemination before even being eligible for IVF treatment on the NHS.
The crowdfunding platform said it has seen double the amount donated to fundraisers mentioning ‘IVF’ and ‘same-sex’ in 2023 compared with 2022 to date, adding it is seeing a 60% increase in the launch of fundraisers mentioning the terms. It can be carried out using a woman’s eggs and her male partner’s sperm, or eggs and sperm from donors.
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