Last updated on .From the section Women's FootballStacey Pearson is a referee in the Women's Super LeagueWomen's Super League referee Stacey Pearson has spoken out about the financial and emotional challenges facing same-sex couples trying to access NHS-funded IVF treatment in England. Now the pair, who have spent about £17,000 of their own money on private fertility procedures, want to draw attention to what they're calling a "postcode lottery" in NHS treatment. "It wasn't until we did a little research that we realised how little support there was for same-sex couples having IVF in England," Pearson says. "There are IVF guides and there's information that the clinics give you, but in terms of same-sex couples, it's just not as readily available." Same-sex couples may be eligible for the same NHS treatment, but only after showing they've been unable to conceive six times through artificial insemination.

Source: BBC April 02, 2021 06:33 UTC