Fertility Treatment 2018: Trends and Figures

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority

Fertility Treatment 2018: Trends and Figures

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority

2020

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Fertility treatment 2018: trends and figures

UK statistics for IVF and DI treatment, storage, and donation Published: 30 June 2020 Fertility trends is our annual statistical release. The key findings are published on this page with a statistical appendix available for download. Download the underlying data set in .xlsx (151kb). Download a PDF version of this report (1.04mb).

Main points
Section 1. IVF birth rates have increased for patients under 43 years
Section 2. Birth rates were above 20% per embryo transferred on average in the first three cycles
Section 3. Using donor eggs can result in high birth rates for older patients, but they are not widely used
Section 4. The multiple birth rate decreased further to 8% in 2018
Section 5. Transferring more than one embryo could result in a multiple birth rate over 30%
[Section 6. Embryo and egg storage have increased as freezing becomes more common](https://www.hfea...

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Infertility > Assisted Reproductive Technology > IVF Outcomes Infertility > Epidemiology > National Statistics Research Methodology > Epidemiological Data > Population-Level Trends

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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (2020). *Fertility Treatment 2018: Trends and Figures*.

Fertility Treatment 2018: Trends and Figures

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Fertility treatment 2018: trends and figures

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