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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.

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    You can see first hand how we do our work by attending our next Authority meeting on 11 September. The meeting is free to attend and open to all.

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Latest news from the HFEA

HFEA to remain as independent regulator of assisted reproduction
17 July 2013
The Department of Health has announced today that the HFEA will be retained as the independent regulator of assisted reproduction and embryo research across the UK.
HFEA welcomes study finding no increased cancer risk in children born through assisted conception
09 July 2013
The HFEA is delighted to see that this study has found there to be no increased risk of cancer to children born as a result of assisted reproduction treatment (ART).
Statement on recent study suggesting link between ICSI treatment and occurrence of autism
03 July 2013
A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) has suggested an increased risk of mental retardation and autism in those children born through ICSI..

Understanding fertility clinic success rates

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