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Overview of HFEA public consultation on Choose a Fertility Clinic 2025 Consultation held August-September 2025 on clinic’s main profile statistics on the Choose a Fertility Clinic webpage
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The HFEA has a statutory duty to provide information to the public about fertility treatment. Using the data collected from licensed fertility clinics, we publish verified information on th...
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The Fertility Sector 2024/25
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, 2025
# The fertility sector 2024/25 Annual publication on HFEA licensed clinics (1 April 2024 – 31 March 2025) Published: November 2025 [Download the underlying dataset as Excel Worksheet](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/media/cpzhqp1p/the-fertility-sector-2024-25-underlying-dataset.xlsx "The fertility sector 2024/25 - underlying dataset") ## Table of contents - [1\. How we regulate](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/the-fertility-sector-2024-2025/#how-we-regulate) - [2\. Main points](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/the-fertility-sector-2024-2025/#main-points) - [3\. How the HFEA inspects clinics](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/the-fertility-sector-2024-2025/#how-the-hfea-inspects-clinics) - [4\. Inspections](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/the-fertility-sector-2024-2025/#inspections) - [5\. Non-compliances identified at inspections](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/the-fertility-sector-2024-2025/#non-compliances-identified-at-inspections) - [6\. Clinic licences](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/the-fertility-sector-2024-2025/#clinic-licences) - [7\. Incidents](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/the-fertility-sector-2024-2025/#incidents) - [8\. Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome (OHSS)](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/the-fertility-sector-2024-2025/#ovarian-hyperstimulation-syndrome-ohss) - [9\. Patient complaints](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/the-fertility-sector-2024-2025/#patient-complaints) - [10\. Patient feedback](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/the-fertility-sector-2024-2025/#patient-feedback) - [11\. About our data](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/the-fertility-sector-2024-2025/#about-our-data) ## 1\. How we regulate The Human Fe...
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Fertility Treatment 2023: Trends and Figures
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, 2025
# Fertility treatment 2023: trends and figures Preliminary UK statistics for IVF and DI treatment, storage, and donation Published: June 2025 You have chosen not to allow videos from the 3rd party streaming service (YouTube), if you would like to see these videos, please change your [Privacy policy and cookie settings](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/privacy-policy-cookies-and-accessibility "Visit the 'Privacy policy and cookies' page"). [Download the underlying dataset as Excel Worksheet](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/media/3qip3kon/fertility-treatment-2023-trends-and-figures-underlying-dataset.xlsx "Download the underlying dataset for the ‘Fertility treatment 2023: trends and figures’ report") ## Table of contents - [Main points](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/fertility-treatment-2023-trends-and-figures/#main-points) - [Note on preliminary data](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/fertility-treatment-2023-trends-and-figures/#note-on-preliminary-data) - [Section 1: More babies born from IVF in the UK](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/fertility-treatment-2023-trends-and-figures/#section-1) - [Section 2: IVF pregnancy and birth rates using fresh embryo transfers increased over the years, though lower for Black patients](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/fertility-treatment-2023-trends-and-figures/#section-2) - [Section 3: Average pregnancy and birth rates using frozen embryo transfers increased in 2023](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/fertility-treatment-2023-trends-and-figures/#section-3) - [Section 4: Multiple births rate from IVF is one of the lowest in the world](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/fertility-treatment-2023-trends-and-figures/#section-4) - [Section 5: Most treatment types have increased across the UK since 2019](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/fertili...
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National Patient Survey 2024
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, 2025
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Registries and Reporting · National Registry Data
Family Formations in Fertility Treatment 2022
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, 2024
# Family formations in fertility treatment 2022 Preliminary UK family type statistics for IVF and DI treatment, storage, and donation Published: November 2024 [Download the underlying dataset as .xlsx](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/media/zpjlvhnd/family-formations-in-fertility-treatment-2022-underlying-dataset.xlsx "Download the underlying dataset for the ‘Family formations in fertility treatment 2022’ report") ## Table of contents - [Main points](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/family-formations-in-fertility-treatment-2022/#main-points) - [Introduction](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/family-formations-in-fertility-treatment-2022/#introduction) - [Section 1: The proportion of female same-sex couples and single patients having fertility treatment has changed](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/family-formations-in-fertility-treatment-2022/#section-1) - [Section 2: IVF birth rates highest among female same-sex couples](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/family-formations-in-fertility-treatment-2022/#section-2) - [Section 3: Single patients are starting IVF younger than previous years](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/family-formations-in-fertility-treatment-2022/#section-3) - [Section 4: Patient population changes between those storing eggs and thawing them](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/family-formations-in-fertility-treatment-2022/#section-4) - [Section 5: Average IVF multiple birth rate decreased across all family types](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/family-formations-in-fertility-treatment-2022/#section-5) - [Section 6: Female same-sex couples and single patients had the lowest levels of NHS funding](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/family-formations-in-fertility-treatment-2022/#section-6) - [Section 7: Up to two-thirds o...
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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (2025). Overview of HFEA Public Consultation on Choose a Fertility Clinic 2025.
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. Overview of HFEA Public Consultation on Choose a Fertility Clinic 2025. 2025.
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. Overview of HFEA Public Consultation on Choose a Fertility Clinic 2025. 2025.