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If you have eggs, sperm or embryos in storage, it’s possible to move them both into and out of the UK, providing the import or export is to or from a HFEA licensed clinic. Find out more about importing or exporting your eggs, sperm or embryos.

Before embryo transfer, various decisions need to be made about your embryos. This page explains the decisions you and your clinic will need to make.

Egg freezing is a method of preserving a woman’s fertility so she can try and have children at a later date. This page explains how the process works, its success rates and risks.

Some people who are having fertility treatment have embryos which are not transferred in their IVF cycle. Find out how your embryos can be frozen for use in later treatment or to donate to research, training or someone else.

Sperm freezing is the most successful method of preserving a man’s fertility so he can try and have a child(ren) at a later date. It's also used to store sperm so it can be used in someone else's treatment. Find out more about what sperm freezing involves and how long you can store your sperm for.