Ethnic Diversity in Fertility Treatment 2018

# Ethnic diversity in fertility treatment 2018

UK ethnicity statistics for IVF and DI fertility treatment

Published: March 2021

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## **Table of contents**

- **[Main points](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/ethnic-diversity-in-fertility-treatment-2018/#mainpoints)**

- **[Introduction](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/ethnic-diversity-in-fertility-treatment-2018/#introduction)**

- **[Section 1. IVF birth rates lowest for patients of Black ethnicities](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/ethnic-diversity-in-fertility-treatment-2018/#Section1)**

- **[Section 2. Multiple birth rate higher on average for Black patients](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/ethnic-diversity-in-fertility-treatment-2018/#Section2)**

- **[Section 3. White egg donors most commonly used across all ethnic groups](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/ethnic-diversity-in-fertility-treatment-2018/#Section3)**

- **[Section 4. Fewer Asian egg and sperm donors compared to UK Asian population](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/ethnic-diversity-in-fertility-treatment-2018/#Section4)**

- **[Section 5. Asian patients represent a larger proportion of IVF users](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/ethnic-diversity-in-fertility-treatment-2018/#Section5)**

- **[Section 6. Variation in NHS-funded IVF cycles between cycles in larger in younger age groups](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/ethnic-diversity-in-fertility-treatment-2018/#Section6)**

- **[Section 7. Black patients start IVF later than other ethnic groups](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/ethnic-diversit...