DESPERATE older women, denied the chance of motherhood in the UK, are flocking abroad for IVF treatment they cannot get at home.
Hundreds of British women may be travelling to clinics in countries such as Spain and the Czech Republic each month, a study suggests.
Most are over 40, and likely to have been refused In-Vitro Fertilisation on the NHS because of their age.
Faced with having to pay private fees costing up to £6,000, they are looking outside the UK for easier access and cheaper treatment.
Another reason for British women going abroad for IVF is said to be the lack of egg donors in the UK.
Women could be risking their own health and that of their babies by placing themselves in the hands of non-UK clinics, it is claimed.
The biggest hazard is multiple pregnancies, which can lead to a host of problems for both mother and child.
