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A statement from the HFEA. Clare Ettinghausen, Director of Strategy and Corporate Affairs, said: “The HFEA has a limited role in surrogacy arrangements, overseeing only how clinics deliver the fertility treatment patient pathway and consents where surrogacy takes place in a licensed UK clinic. We have no remit in relation to regulating surrogacy arrangements that take place outside the UK.

Last updated: 26 November 2024

Review date: 26 November 2026

New data from the Human Fertilisation & Embryology Authority (HFEA) shows treatment numbers and pregnancy rates have risen.

Last updated: 17 July 2024

Review date: 17 July 2026

The UK fertility sector is at its strongest, 40 years after the first IVF child was born, official data reveals today. More people are having safe and successful treatment than ever before.

Last updated: 13 March 2018

Review date: 13 March 2020

Our dashboard gives users the opportunity to explore HFEA data and find statistics on their own areas of interest. This page explains how to use the dashboard effectively.

Last updated: 22 November 2023

Review date: 22 November 2025

Preliminary UK family type statistics for IVF and DI treatment, storage, and donation. Published: November 2024.

Last updated: 14 November 2024

Review date: 14 November 2026

Last updated: 5 March 2020

Review date: 5 March 2022

Last updated: 11 March 2021

Review date: 11 March 2023

Last updated: 29 December 2021

Review date: 29 December 2023

Last updated: 23 November 2022

Review date: 23 November 2024

Preliminary UK ethnicity statistics for IVF and DI treatment, storage, and donation. Published: November 2023.

Last updated: 20 November 2023

Review date: 20 November 2025