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Fertility treatment 2022: preliminary trends and figures
Preliminary UK statistics for IVF and DI treatment, storage, and donation Published: July 2024 Download the underlying dataset as .xlsx
Table of contents
- Main points
- Note on preliminary data
- Section 1: Average IVF pregnancy rate using fresh embryo transfers increased
- Section 2: Average IVF pregnancy and birth rates using frozen embryo transfers similar to previous years
- Section 3: Average age at first IVF treatment increased above 35 years of age for first time
- Section 4: New egg and sperm donors increased by 21% from 2019 to 2022
- Section 5: Egg storage fastest growing treatment, but accounted for 5% of all cycles in 2022
- [Section 6: Multiple births from IVF at lowest UK average yet of 4%](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/fe...
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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (2024). Fertility Treatment 2022: Preliminary Trends and Figures.
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. Fertility Treatment 2022: Preliminary Trends and Figures. 2024.
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. Fertility Treatment 2022: Preliminary Trends and Figures. 2024.