The NHS can lead the way for staff receiving fertility treatment

Society and the National Health Service have been failing patients requiring fertility treatment. I know this all too well as both a doctor and patient with infertility. These failures manifest in unfair access to treatment and misinformed attitudes, which see people refuse to accept infertility as a treatable disease.Infertility is an invisible disease affecting one in seven couples and affecting 3.5 million people in the United Kingdom, with women carrying the burden of treatment.1 Not only cis-heterosexual couples require fertility treatment. Thankfully, we live in a society where we can build our families in varied ways, including solo parents, same sex couples, and those wishing to “preserve” their fertility by egg or embryo freezing. Whatever the circumstances, people having fertility treatments will require multiple, unpredictable, and sometimes relentless trips to a fertility clinic. Without support, this can increase people’s stress and anxiety during a difficult time, and negatively affect their…
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