The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority is the UK's independent regulator overseeing the use of gametes and embryos in fertility treatment and research.
The HFEA licenses fertility clinics and centres carrying out in vitro fertilisation (IVF), other assisted conception procedures and human embryo research.
For patients & their supporters
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Compare and contrast fertility clinics based on your needs.
Find out the entire fertility process, step by step, from how to get started to what will happen at the fertility clinic.
Research what infertility is and see what different treatment options are available.
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For donor-conceived people & their parents
Thousands of people in the UK have been born with the help of donated eggs, sperm or embryos.
If you are donor conceived, you are entitled to approach the HFEA to find information about where you came from and if you have any siblings also conceived by donation.
For donors
People donate for many different reasons, including those who already have children of their own and want others to be able to experience the joy of being a parent.
Find out what you should be considering before donating sperm, eggs or embryos and read about how to start the process.
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For clinic staff & other professionals
The latest guidance, HFEA forms and procedures for staff members of HFEA licensed clinics. Download the Code of Practice and the latest inspection reports. Logon to read the latest Alerts.
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For media & researchers
HFEA press releases and news for those interested in keeping up with what’s going on in the fertility sector.
Useful background information and statistics on the HFEA for anybody researching fertility and the HFEA.
Fertility clinics abroad are governed by different laws than those in the UK. 
In the media, children born following pre-implantation tissue typing have been referred to as 'saviour siblings'.
The HFEA Code of Practice sets out standards for UK clinics providing fertility treatment and carrying out human embryo research.
Inspection reports outline and investigate the quality of service that HFEA licensed clinics provide to patients and donors.