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Rural NSW women face long, costly trips for IVF due to lack of local clinics.
Women in New South Wales’s Central West face major hurdles accessing IVF, with only one clinic offering full procedures, forcing patients like Dubbo resident Skye Stephenson to make repeated five- to six-hour trips to Sydney for critical treatments.
Limited local options, last-minute scheduling, and the need for time off work, accommodation, and childcare add emotional and financial strain.
While telehealth and initial assessments are available locally, full IVF care remains out of reach regionally.
Government support like a $2,000 rebate and travel assistance helps but doesn’t eliminate the burden, leaving many rural families with a difficult, costly path to parenthood.
Las mujeres rurales de NSW enfrentan viajes largos y costosos para la FIV debido a la falta de clínicas locales.