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22 May 2012
Gay couples and women over 40 to receive fertility treatment through NHS 10 Same-sex couples and women over 40 will be entitled to free in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment through the National Health Service (NHS), for the first time according to guidelines to be published today.
24 April 2012
Stonewall survey: NHS ‘failing gay and bisexual men’ 29 A large-scale health study in the UK has found that gay and bisexual men are neglected and discriminated against by the NHS, which, rather than focusing on their propensity for self-harm, suicide and severe depression, concentrates solely on their sexual health.
14 March 2012
Gays urged to ditch the cigarettes on No Smoking Day 18 Gay smokers have been urged to give up on the British Heart Foundation's 29th annual No Smoking Day.
27 October 2011
Government says it must do more to tackle HIV 128 Health secretary Andrew Lansley has admitted that the government can and should do more to tackle HIV rates.
26 September 2011
Transgender woman says she has been left ‘half man’ by NHS surgery refusal 81 A transgender woman from Burnley has accused the NHS of leaving her "half man, half woman" by refusing to pay for her breast surgery.
8 June 2011
London hospitals to offer routine HIV tests to A&E patients 40 Two hospitals in London are to offer routine HIV tests to Accident and Emergency (A&E) patients, making them the first in the UK to do so and aiming to save lives by reducing the number of cases of undiagnosed HIV.
5 January 2011
Trans woman performs DIY castration 22 A transgender woman in North Derbyshire was treated in hospital after a DIY castration.
1 December 2010
Exclusive: NHS trust stops referrals for transgender treatment 104 An NHS trust has been criticised for temporarily stopping treatment referrals for transgender people.
25 May 2010
Trans woman refused NHS breast operation 81 A trans woman from Reading has lost her High Court battle to have an NHS-funded operation to augment her bust, which failed to develop properly following hormone treatment.
21 January 2010
NHS review calls for clearer cervical cancer guidance for lesbians 2 An NHS review on cervical cancer has said that more should be done to raise awareness of cervical cancer in lesbians.

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