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LGBTQIA couples are delaying fertility treatment because of the cost of living crisis

However, the cost of living crisis isn’t just depleting bank accounts: it’s impacting the ability of LGBT- QIA couples to start a family. As hefty prices for fertility treatments remain, many prospective parents are rethinking their plans – a heartbreaking reality among so much economic uncertainty.

Surveying 2,000 UK adults, fertility company Apryl – an organisation supporting employers across Europe to give employees access to fertility benefits – found that one in 10 gay and lesbian respondents cited the high cost of fertility care as

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