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Last updated: 17 June 2016

Review date: 17 June 2018

HFEA responds to preliminary data from the ESHRE European IVF-monitoring Consortium (EIM).

Last updated: 26 June 2023

Review date: 26 June 2025

New HFEA report shows dramatic reduction in twin births from IVF

Last updated: 6 February 2022

Review date: 6 February 2024

Clear, impartial information on the IVF process, how IVF works, the risks and success rates from the UK Government's fertility treatment regulator.

Last updated: 9 March 2016

Review date: 9 March 2018

Joint statement by the Multiple Births Foundation, British Fertility Society, Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, Fertility Network UK and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, on the publication of the National Guideline Alliance report into the costs of multiple pregnancies.

Last updated: 31 August 2018

Review date: 31 August 2020

When you register as a sperm or egg donor, you will be able to provide some information about yourself, such as a personal description and a goodwill message for any children born from your donation. This page will give you some help in deciding what to include.

Last updated: 22 May 2017

Review date: 22 May 2019

Thinking about starting a family with the help of a sperm donor can be a daunting experience. Before you embark on your journey you will need to make many decisions and think through the implications.

Last updated: 24 May 2017

Review date: 24 May 2019

In this blog, Andreia, a fertility patient, opens up about her experience of infertility and her eventual diagnosis of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).

Last updated: 8 August 2023

Review date: 8 August 2025

Last updated: 7 April 2016

Review date: 7 April 2018

Some people who are having fertility treatment have embryos which are not transferred in their IVF cycle. Find out how your embryos can be frozen for use in later treatment or to donate to research, training or someone else.

Last updated: 13 May 2016

Review date: 13 May 2018