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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Maya Oppenheim

‘People were extremely stressed and anxious’: IVF treatment through NHS plummets by 7% in pandemic

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Women going through IVF became “highly anxious” after clinics closed in Spring 2020 due to Covid, while IVF funded by the NHS plummeted by 7 per cent during the pandemic, according to new research.

A report by the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority, the fertility watchdog, noted the majority of fertility treatments were temporarily halted in mid-April 2020 alongside other elective medical treatments.

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