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Transgender people 'denied chance to preserve fertility on NHS' according to Dundee study

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Some transgender people in Scotland are being denied the chance to preserve their fertility on the NHS due to a 'postcode lottery', a new study has claimed.

The joint study - partly carried out by Ninewells Hospital Medical School - found 'patchy care' for freezing eggs and sperm.

It also claimed young girls undergoing cancer treatment – and women who cannot delay chemotherapy – were also unlikely to be offered the option to preserve their ovarian tissue.

The study led by University College London Hospital and Oxford University Hospital is now calling for a standard UK policy for those needing to preserve their fertility.

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