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Fertility treatment 2021: preliminary trends and figures
Preliminary UK statistics for IVF and DI treatment, storage, and donation Published: June 2023 Download the underlying dataset as .xlsx
Table of contents
- Main points
- Note on preliminary data
- Section 1. Average IVF pregnancy rates using fresh embryo transfers increased for all ages
- Section 2. Average IVF pregnancy and birth rates using frozen embryo transfers increased over the past 30 years
- Section 3. Fertility treatments have returned to pre-pandemic levels
- Section 4. Multiple births from IVF at lowest UK average yet of 5%
- Section 5. Egg and embryo storage cycles continued to increase
- [Section 6. Average age of IVF patients increased to 36 years](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/fertility-treatment-2021-preliminary-trends-a...
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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (2023). Fertility Treatment 2021: Preliminary Trends and Figures.
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. Fertility Treatment 2021: Preliminary Trends and Figures. 2023.
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. Fertility Treatment 2021: Preliminary Trends and Figures. 2023.