Press releases

8.3.10

New information for fertility patients published
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.

28.1.10

Letter to the Sunday Times
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)

11.1.10

Trish Davies to step down as Director of Compliance in March 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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Facts and figures

• Quick facts about fertility: What is the scale and causes of infertility in the UK? What are the possible problems with treatment abroad or surrogacy? Get the facts.
• Latest national data: 2006 national live birth rates for IVF, donor insemination and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis.
• History of IVF: Read chronological statistics, reports and key events since the birth of baby Louise Brown in 1978, including links to the relevant legislation and reports.

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Background briefings

• New techniques: Read summaries of the latest treatments and research in the fields of assisted reproduction and embryology.
• About HFEA regulation: Discover the key facts about the way the HFEA operates, its role and what its licensing and regulating responsibilities are.
• Sperm websites: What is the HFEA’s position on people using unlicensed sperm websites to obtain eggs or sperm for fertility treatment? Find out the latest.

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