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Health Minister Backs NHS Fertility Review After TikTok

8/18/2026

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Erin Lavery in Scotland, diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in August 2024, is campaigning for NHS-funded egg preservation for patients unable to freeze before treatment.
She faces an £8,000 cost the NHS will not cover, and reports that a specialist says her fertility was affected, requiring two preservation cycles.
Health Minister Maree Todd praised Lavery’s resilience and said fertility-service review will be outlined after she shared chemo and radiotherapy experience on TikTok.

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Erin Lavery in Scotland, diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma in August 2024, is campaigning for NHS-funded egg preservation for patients unable to freeze before treatment.
She faces an £8,000 cost the NHS will not cover, and reports that a specialist says her fertility was affected, requiring two preservation cycles.
Health Minister Maree Todd praised Lavery’s resilience and said fertility-service review will be outlined after she shared chemo and radiotherapy experience on TikTok.