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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.

Last updated: 5 May 2016

Review date: 5 May 2018

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

Last updated: 3 November 2023

Review date: 3 November 2025

We are pleased to announce that Sally Cheshire’s term as Chair of the Authority has been extended until March 2021.

Last updated: 11 March 2020

Review date: 11 March 2022

Last updated 4 March 2022. This page is no longer being actively updated but answers previous FAQs.

Last updated: 28 April 2020

Review date: 28 April 2022

Last updated: 1 July 2016

Review date: 1 July 2018

Last updated: 16 April 2020

Review date: 16 April 2022

Last updated: 23 November 2020

Review date: 23 November 2022

The HFEA, British Fertility Society, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and Fertility Network UK are calling for action to ensure that Black, Asian and ethnic minority patients and their partners are not left behind.

Last updated: 13 December 2023

Review date: 13 December 2025

Does geography play a role in who may be able to access fertility treatment? The short answer is yes. Urban areas are better served with assisted fertility.

Last updated: 20 April 2023

Review date: 20 April 2025

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

Last updated: 25 June 2024

Review date: 25 June 2026