A lesbian couple who lost their jobs in the Covid-19 pandemic eager to become parents were given an IVF cycle from an initiative shared on Instagram.
As an LGBTQ+ couple, Cleopatra, 36, and Sam, 30 were not entitled to any NHS funding, leaving them facing costs of thousands of pounds by going private.
At the start of 2021, the pair, from Brighton, went for a health check to learn more about their ovarian reserve to start exploring the possibility of undergoing intrauterine insemination (IUI).