Myself and my partner have started infertility investigation.
We have been trying for 8 years, however only starting at 20years old we decided not to push for it until now 27&28. As previous we were occupied with work etc and was happy to still enjoy each other's time.
Result for myself have come back fine. However other half has low sperm count. Both our doctors mentioned icsi & told us not to panic but sent him for retest. Results for him exactly same, doctor appointment today for our referral as a couple to fertility specialitist, she mentioned the criteria for NHS funding for ivf and if we would be eligible. She stated there isn't much if any funding for fertility treatment due to the cuts etc. She told me previous pregnancies and existing children would affect any funding. We don't have children. But I asked her to elaborate, on previous pregnancies and asked because I had a termination at 17 would that affect decision for funding to her reply was yes! I'm absolutly besides myself and so angry that at 17 I did what I did, but in my eyes I did it for the right reasons.
Since then I've worked nearly 60 hours a week with 2 jobs to provide myself a decent life and to be able to provide for a child when the time was right. It's made me very bitter about the government and that they will fund people who choose to take drugs / get drunk on a weekend (I own a nightclub and see how many ambulances are used from other various's) yet factually from results were eligible for treatment, but money says no because of my background.
I didn't even know they considered terminations to be in criteria I've looked on all documents and nothing is stated! As anyone had anything similar?
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Sambuca91 · 06/09/2018 21:58
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