Survey of UK fertility patients, 2 November – 7 December 2021
Published: April 2022
The key findings are published on this page with a statistical appendix available for download. A separate Quality & Methodology report provides details on survey methodology and patient profile.
Download the underlying dataset as Excel Worksheet.
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, 2022
# Trends in egg, sperm and embryo donation 2020
Statistics on donation November 2022
[Download the underlying dataset as .xlsx](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/media/ycjb2gnm/trends-in-egg-sperm-and-embryo-donation-2020-underlying-dataset.xlsx "Trends in egg, sperm and embryo donation 2020 - underlying dataset")
## - [Main points](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/trends-in-egg-sperm-and-embryo-donation-2020/#main-points)
- [Foreword](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/trends-in-egg-sperm-and-embryo-donation-2020/#foreword)
- [Section 1. Use of donor eggs, sperm and embryos has increased](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/trends-in-egg-sperm-and-embryo-donation-2020/#section-1)
- [Section 2. Donor registrations have increased, though access to donors of ethnic minority backgrounds varies](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/trends-in-egg-sperm-and-embryo-donation-2020/#section-2)
- [Section 3. Treatments using donor eggs, sperm and embryos less commonly funded by NHS](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/trends-in-egg-sperm-and-embryo-donation-2020/#section-3)
- [Section 4. Donor eggs can increase birth rates for older patients](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/trends-in-egg-sperm-and-embryo-donation-2020/#section-4)
- [Section 5. From 2023, donor-conceived people will be able to access information on their donors](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/trends-in-egg-sperm-and-embryo-donation-2020/#section-5)
- [Section 6. Characteristics of egg and sperm donors have changed over time](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/trends-in-egg-sperm-and-embryo-donation-2020/#section-6)
- [About our data](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/trends-in-egg-sp...
General OB/GYNUK Fertility RegulationIndustry StatisticsFertility Sector Oversight
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, 2021
# State of the fertility sector 2020/21
**Annual publication on HFEA licensed clinics**
November 2021
[**Download the underlying dataset as .xlsx**](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/media/5czb4k2o/2024-02-26-state-of-the-sector-underlying-data.xlsx "State of the Sector 2020/21 underlying dataset").
## - [About this report](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/state-of-the-fertility-sector-2020-2021/#about-this-report)
- [HFEA regulatory response to COVID-19](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/state-of-the-fertility-sector-2020-2021/#hfea-regulatory-response-to-covid-19)
- [Maintaining regulatory oversight](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/state-of-the-fertility-sector-2020-2021/#maintaining-regulatory-oversight)
- [There were 77 inspections undertaken in 2020/21, taking a hybrid inspection approach](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/state-of-the-fertility-sector-2020-2021/#there-were-77-inspections-undertaken-in-2020-21-taking-a-hybrid-inspection-approach)
- [In 2020/21, 103 clinics were licensed by the HFEA to provide fertility treatment](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/state-of-the-fertility-sector-2020-2021/#in-2020-21-103-clinics-were-licensed-by-the-hfea-to-provide-fertility-treatment)
- [The number of incidents in 2020/21 is broadly consistent with previous years](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/state-of-the-fertility-sector-2020-2021/#the-number-of-incidents-in-2020-21-is-broadly-consistent-with-previous-years)
- [The number of severe incidents of OHSS reported declined in 2020/21](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/state-of-the-fertility-sector-2020-2021/#the-number-of-severe-incidents-of-ohss-reported-declined-in-2020-21)
- [A total of 88 patient complaints were received about licensed clinics in 2...