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‘IVF is not a choice’: Victoria’s elective surgery restrictions cause heartache for patients
Victorian IVF providers warn of the ‘devastating effect’ this delay will have on patients who can’t afford to wait for treatment
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When Melbourne woman Beth* called her fertility clinic on 10 January to arrange prepaid testing, she was told her procedure had been cancelled, and she would have to wait three months.
Beth has been undergoing IVF for almost two years, and has had six unsuccessful transfers and two miscarriages in that time. It was hoped a biopsy, to be sent to Japan, would help to provide answers as to why she wasn’t getting pregnant.
Read the original article at The Guardian