August

30-08-2002: HFEA data shows improvement in IVF success rates

Provisional statistics on the success rates of individual IVF clinics, released today, suggest that more women starting in vitro fertilisation treatment are likely to have a child as a result.

01-08-2002: HFEA confirms that HLA tissue typing may only take place when PGD is required to avoid a serious genetic disorder

The HFEA confirmed today that tissue typing through preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) may only take place when PGD is required to select embryos for treatment that are not affected by a serious genetic disorder.