Press releases and statements

29.4.13

HFEA reaction to the forced donor insemination court case

17.4.13

HFEA welcomes the Nuffield Council on Bioethics report on information in donor conception
The HFEA welcomes this report about donor conception published by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics today.Their recommendations balancing the ‘interests’ and ‘responsibilities’ of all those involved in the fertility treatment process very much mirror.....

10.4.13

‘Test-tube’ baby pioneer Professor Sir Robert Edwards dies
Professor Lisa Jardine, Chair of the HFEA, said: “It is with great sadness that we have heard about the death of Professor Sir Robert Edwards...

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Facts and figures

• Latest national data: 2008 national live birth rates for IVF, donor insemination and pre-implantation genetic diagnosis.
• Donation statistics in the UK: Read how many people donated sperm and eggs at HFEA licenced clinics from between 1992 and 2010.
• Historical national data: Access our historical facts and figures for UK IVF fertility treatments from 1991 through to 2008.

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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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