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£300,000 extra cash gives hope to infertile women

Women struggling to access infertility treatment have been given fresh hope by a major funding boost.

The money is aimed at expanding the reach of IVF (in-vitro fertilisation) services.

And women up to the age of 40 in the NHS Lothian area will now be offered treatment, ­following an extension of the upper age limit by two years.

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