Feminism: Sex & gender discussions
coffeewithmilk · 15/03/2023 19:31
Yes of course it should be available.
And it's not just women that are infertile in a heterosexual relationship... men can be infertile too, don't know why there always seems to be more emphasis on the woman when it comes to ivf
Ivf should be available to anyone who wants it.
My son is an ivf baby, we are in a country where it is not publicly funded, so we pay privately for it, and anyone any avail of the services ivf clinics provide, whether they be single, straight, old, young, married, divorced etc etc etc
Myaiminlife · 15/03/2023 19:36
If single or lesbian women aren't infertile they shouldn't need IVF - IUI should be there first step - if they choose IVF with no fertility issues then I don't think it should be publicly funded. I had to have a year of trying and six round of IUI before getting a funded round of IVF - obviously the first doesn't apply in single women/same sex couples but they shouldn't be able to jump straight to IVF when there are other cheaper, safer, less invasive methods available.
fabricstash · 15/03/2023 19:39
Of course it should be available but are you asking if the nhs should fund it? I think that's a different question and I am of two minds. I know a few who went it alone and they did not realise how hard it would be not having any financial and emotional support
smellyflowers · 15/03/2023 19:49
TooBigForMyBoots · 15/03/2023 19:47
Apologies, I should have said assisted conception only be for heterosexual couples, where one or both are infertile. I wasn't really thinking about the men.
And are you thinking it should be available on the NHS? Or just available generally?
GrumpyPanda · 15/03/2023 19:52
fabricstash · 15/03/2023 19:46
Exactly
DedicatedFollowerOfFashion84 · 15/03/2023 19:43
Yes. How else do you imagine lesbians would conceive?
Um, with the help of syringes? Worked for some folks I know. Seems like OP may be trying to say IVF should be a last resort measure after all else fails.
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