Press releases 2010
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Statement on research into single embryo transfer - 22/12/2010
Research published in the British Medical Journal shows women who have one embryo transferred during IVF treatment are five times more likely to give birth to a healthy baby than those who receive two embryos.
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Twenty years since the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act receives Royal Assent - 01/11/2010
Today is the twentieth anniversary of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act (HFE Act), which created the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), becoming law.
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Professor Robert Edwards awarded Nobel Prize for medicine - 04/10/2010
"His was a towering achievement, and the prize comes as a well deserved recognition of his exceptional contribution to reproductive medicine..."
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Statement regarding verdict at Southwark Crown Court - 17/09/2010
The HFEA have released a statement on the verdict at the Southwark Crown Court regarding an unlicenced sperm donation website.
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Mr Hossam Abdalla reappointed as Authority member - 08/09/2010
The HFEA is today announcing that Mr Hossam Abdalla has been reappointed to the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, the independent regulator for fertility treatment and embryo research. The reappointment runs until the end of September 2011.
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HFEA statement regarding donor compensation - 23/08/2010
The Authority welcomes current interest in the issue of how to tackle the shortage of sperm and eggs donated for IVF treatment in the UK. It is important that policy in this area – that is of so much concern to so many – is informed by as a wide a range..
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HFEA responds to Arm's Length Bodies review - 26/07/2010
The publication today of the Department of Health’s review of the Arm’s Length Bodies in the NHS sets out the Government’s intention, during the course of this Parliament, to retain the statutory functions of the HFEA and to transfer them to other....
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Internet sperm sites pose a new range of worrying risks for patients - 23/06/2010
The HFEA is aware of a number of internet sites which offer services that claim to put people in touch with potential donors, whether of sperm or eggs. We want to make patients aware that such sites might pose very real risks to people trying to find...
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Statement regarding French study into risks in Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) - 11/06/2010
A study in France has shown that there is a small but clear increase in risks of congenital abnormalities in children born as a result of IVF or ICSI.
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New Guide to help 1 in 6 with fertility problems - 10/06/2010
It is estimated that around one in six couples, approximately 3.5 million people, experience some form of fertility problems at some point in their lives. To help anyone considering treatment, and those going through treatment, the UK fertility regulat...
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HFEA statement regarding pregnancy terminations following IVF - 07/06/2010
The HFEA has published data on the number of terminations following IVF treatment on our website every year since 2007. This is part of our long term data analysis and the next update is due later this year.
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HFEA sets fees for single embryo IVF treatment - 12/05/2010
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) today announced it will redefine the fee it charges clinics for IVF following a single embryo transfer.
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Statement regarding rise in reported incidents at fertility clinics - 27/04/2010
In embryology, as in all areas of clinical care, it is not possible to guarantee 100% success. This risk is recognised by all clinical embryologists. We know that when some embryos fail to survive, for the patients this can be a very difficult personal...
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Statement regarding research into mitochondrial disease published in the journal Nature - 27/04/2010
We welcome this announcement about research we have licensed. This is a major breakthrough and we will continue to follow these scientific developments closely...
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HFEA to help donor-conceived siblings contact each other - 06/04/2010
Donor conceived people will be able to get in touch with others who share the same donor, their genetic siblings, through a new service launched by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) this week.
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New HFEA Chief Executive announced - 24/03/2010
Prof Lisa Jardine, Chair of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority today announced that the Authority had appointed Alan Doran CB as its Chief Executive.
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HFEA calls for patients' views on fertility treatment - 23/03/2010
HFEA is inviting fertility patients to have their say in a new poll aimed at gaining the views and experiences of people throughout the UK who have had, are undergoing or are preparing for fertility treatment.
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Statement regarding raffles and fertility treatment - 16/03/2010
HFEA is strongly of the view that using a form of raffle to determine who will receive treatment with donor eggs is inappropriate.
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New information for fertility patients published - 08/03/2010
New data published by HFEA for the first time today will give fertility patients an in depth look at the likely success of their treatment.
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Letter to the Sunday Times - 28/01/2010
The article in the Sunday Times last week ‘Embryos destroyed for minor disorders’ was inaccurate and misleading and could cause confusion and distress for those families undergoing or considering IVF treatment with pre-implantation genetic diagnosis (PGD)
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Trish Davies to step down as Director of Compliance in March 2010 - 11/01/2010
Trish has been with the Authority as the Director responsible for the inspection and assessment of licensed centres for six years. In that time she has overseen the shift to a fully employed team of professional Inspectors, the introduction of the...
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Guy's: Publication of Grade A incident report - 04/01/2010
The HFEA has today for the first time decided to publish the report and Licence Committee minutes relating to Grade A incidents. Two of which occurred earlier last year at Guy’s Assisted Conception Unit.
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