The State of Us - “I lost £5,000 after going to an IVF middleman”
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Beth Rogers, 32 from Belfast had already started imagining the baby she and her partner would have, when a chance post on social media revealed the company she had been using had gone bust.
Apricity Fertility is an IVF concierge clinic, it acted like a middleman between patients, donors and doctors.
As the use of IVF increases, this type of clinic is on the rise.
Because Northern Ireland has a severe shortage of donor eggs, Beth had to secure a donor in England.
She and her partner paid Apricity £4,600 and had been matched with an egg donor, when it all came crumbling down.
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Published on Tuesday, 15th July 2025.
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