Hundreds of couples denied IVF treatment on NHS
(wz) Heartbreak is hitting hundreds of North Yorkshire couples who are being denied IVF treatment to help them have babies.
The waiting list for in vitro fertilisation (IVF) - the last desperate hope for many childless couples - has now been suspended in the county since January.
New figures obtained by The Press from the cash-strapped North Yorkshire and York Primary Care Trust (PCT) reveal that there are currently about 300 women waiting on the list - not knowing when they will be given the treatment they long for.
The women who are waiting to be given the treatment range in age from 21 to 39 - the latter being the cut-off age for women being offered IVF on the NHS, according to national guidelines. more…
From: »The Press« (York, UK)