Research and data
We collect data and statistics about the fertility treatment cycles performed each year in the UK and aim to make this available for the benefit of patients, researchers and clinicians.

Family formations in fertility treatment 2018 (published September 2020)
This report covers UK in vitro fertilisation (IVF) and donor insemination (DI) statistics for heterosexual, female same-sex and single patients.
View the Family formations in fertility treatment 2018 report here.

Fertility treatment 2018: trends and figures (published June 2020)
This is our annual publication covering key information about the number and type of patients treated, the different treatments they had and the pregnancy rates for fertility treatment.
View the Fertility treatment 2018: trends and figures report here.
Previous editions
- Fertility treatment 2017: trends and figures.pdf | 3,775KB opens in a new window
- Fertility treatment 2017: trends and figures uderlying graph data.xlsx | 116KB opens in a new window
- Fertility treatment 2014 - 2016: trends and figures.pdf | 2,223KB opens in a new window
- Fertility treatment in 2014 - 2016 Datasheet.xlsx | 182KB opens in a new window
- Fertility treatment in 2014 - 2016 graph datasheet.xlsx | 92KB opens in a new window
- Fertility treatment 2014: Trends and figures.pdf | 1,344KB opens in a new window
- Fertility Trends 2014 Datasheet.xlsx | 88KB opens in a new window
- HFEA fertility trends 2013.pdf | 2,608KB opens in a new window
- HFEA fertility trends 2012.pdf | 1,951KB opens in a new window
- HFEA fertility trends 2011.pdf | 1,358KB opens in a new window

The State of the fertility sector 2019/2020 (published November 2020)
Our "State of the sector" report provides an overview of the UK's fertility sector for 2019/2020
View the State of the fertility sector 2019/2020 report
Previous editions
Download the State of the fertility sector report 2018/2019
Download the State of the fertility sector report 2018/2019 underlying data
Download the State of the fertility sector report 2017/2018
Trends in egg and sperm donation 2016 (released March 2019)
This report provides key information about the number and type of people newly registering as sperm and egg donors in the UK. It also gives information on trends in using donated sperm and eggs in fertility treatment, including how many treatments have been carried out and the demographics of patients.
This report complements our flagship annual publication, Fertility treatment: trends and figures, which provides key information about the number and type of fertility treatments that have been carried out across the UK and how many of these have led to a birth.
The national patient survey (released December 2018)
In September and October 2018 in partnership with YouGov we carried out the country's first ever national fertility patient survey, which invited people who had recently had fertility treatment and their partners to share their views on their treatment, covering every stage of their treatment.
In our report 'Pilot national fertility patient survey' you can read detailed analysis of the responses that we received from over 1000 fertility patients and their partners.
National patient survey data sets
you can also download and read the full response data set. Please note this data has been anonymised to protect the identity of respondents.
Egg freezing in fertility treatment (released September 2018)
Our egg freezing report covers the trends and figures relating to egg freezing and the use of thawed eggs in fertility treatment from 2010 to 2016.
Download the full report (PDF 784 KB)
Download the patient friendly version of the report (PDF 1.07 MB)
Download the supplement to the report (PDF 92 KB)
Download the data sheet of this report (XLSX 56 KB)
Improving outcomes for fertility patients: multiple births
A multiple birth (twins, triplets or more) is the single biggest health risk associated with fertility treatment. Find out more about the risks of multiple births.
We've worked with the sector to reduce the proportion of multiple births and this report summarises our achievements to date.
Download the multiple births datasheet for 2015 (XLSX 46 KB)
Adverse incidents in fertility clinics: lessons to learn
The vast majority of fertility treatments are carried out without any problems occurring but, as in any clinical setting, mistakes can happen. Most people understand there are risks associated with any kind of healthcare, but they also rightly expect healthcare professionals to learn from those mistakes.
This annual report provides details of clinic incidents, allowing clinics to learn from each other and improve patient care.
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Review date: 30 November 2022