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.