Definitions of infertility such as 'not being able to conceive after one year of unprotected sex' make it more difficult and more expensive for same-sex couples to start a family.
USA Today explains how same-sex couples in the USA are paying more for fertility treatment than their heterosexual peers, even when they have good medical insurance.
In the UK, same-sex female couples previously had to self-fund six rounds of intrauterine insemination before qualifying for NHS-funded IVF, but this rule was overturned in 2022 by the Women's Health Strategy (see BioNews 1152). For an update on whether this has made a difference, join PET's free online event 'The Women's Health Strategy, One Year On' on 19 July.
