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

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

In this blog, Lauren Firenze Gill shares her experience of freezing her eggs before undergoing chemotherapy.

We know that information provided through our Opening the Register service can be life-changing and understand that, where people have received conflicting information, this is distressing. These FAQs provide more information about these situations.

Many fertility treatments in the UK use donated sperm or eggs. Some people will always have known that they’ll need a donor to have a family. For others, finding out they need a donor can be a real shock. Find out more about using donated eggs, sperm or embryos in your treatment.

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

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.

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”.