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More and more women are having children in later life. As age affects your fertility this may mean you’re more likely to need fertility treatment. Get an overview of some of the key things you should be thinking about if you’re over 38 and planning a family.

Embryo testing and treatments can help people with a serious inherited disease in their family avoid passing the disease onto any children they might have.

Complementary and alternative therapies may be suggested to patients undergoing fertility treatment to help with relaxation or general wellbeing.

Consultation held August-September 2025 on clinic’s main profile statistics on the Choose a Fertility Clinic webpage. Published: December 2025.

Please see the HFEA’s written evidence submitted as part of the Women and Equalities Committee (WEC) inquiry into egg donation and freezing. This evidence can also be found alongside other submissions on the UK Parliament website.

Consultation held February – April 2023 on reforming the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act. Published: November 2023.

Preliminary UK statistics for IVF and DI treatment, storage, and donation. Published: July 2024.