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If you’re thinking about going overseas for fertility treatment, there’s a lot to consider. It may seem obvious, but fertility treatment isn’t regulated in the same way outside the UK. Find out more about having treatment abroad.

Last updated: 14 July 2016

Review date: 14 July 2018

Last updated: 15 April 2020

Review date: 15 April 2022

Today we’re celebrating an important milestone in IVF – the 40th birthday of Louise Brown, the world’s first IVF baby.

Last updated: 25 July 2018

Review date: 25 July 2020

Our Chief Executive, Peter Thompson, today addressed the Progress Educational Trust conference. Read his speech in full.

Last updated: 2 December 2024

Review date: 2 December 2026

David Archard's thoughts on the Warnock Report's discussion about future possible developments in the gene editing of early-stage embryos.

Last updated: 30 September 2021

Review date: 30 September 2023

Julia Chair, HFEA Chair, has today delivered a speech. The HFEA is the first regulator of its kind in the world, and we are recognised as the global gold standard for innovative and effective regulation. While our 30th anniversary is a cause for celebration, it should also be a prompt for reflection.

Last updated: 30 November 2021

Review date: 30 November 2023

Chief investigator: David J McLernon. Research establishment: University of Aberdeen. Year of approval: 2012.

Last updated: 7 May 2024

Review date: 7 May 2026

Last updated: 14 November 2024

Review date: 14 November 2026

The independent expert panel convened by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) to undertake a review of mitochondrial donation techniques, has today recommended that those techniques be approved for “cautious” use in “specific circumstances”.

Last updated: 16 January 2017

Review date: 16 January 2019

Last updated: 20 February 2017

Review date: 20 February 2019