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Pre-implantation genetic testing can be used by people who have a serious inherited disease in their family to avoid passing it onto their children.

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”.

We have provided a list of terms to help you understand some of the terminology that might be used when you are going through fertility treatment.

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.

We collect data and statistics about the fertility treatment cycles performed each year in the UK.

Embryo testing and treatments can be used by people who have serious inherited diseases in their family and want to avoid passing the disease onto their children. Find out what your options are and how to get started.

On this page you will find summaries of embryo research projects currently taking place in the UK.