# State of the fertility sector 2023/24
Annual publication on HFEA licensed clinics
(1st April 2023 – 31st March 2024)
Published: 1st October 2024
[Download the underlying dataset as .xlsx](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/media/cjwjns5j/state-of-the-fertility-sector-2023-2024-underlying-dataset.xlsx "State of the fertility sector 2023-2024 - underlying dataset")
## Table of contents
- [How we regulate](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/state-of-the-fertility-sector-2023-2024/#how-we-regulate)
- [1\. Inspections in 2023/24](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/state-of-the-fertility-sector-2023-2024/#section-1)
- [2\. There were 226 non-compliances identified at inspection in 2023/24](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/state-of-the-fertility-sector-2023-2024/#section-2)
- [3\. In 2023/24, 135 clinics were licensed by the HFEA to provide fertility treatment, storage and/or research](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/state-of-the-fertility-sector-2023-2024/#section-3)
- [4\. Total incidents reduced by 8% compared to the previous financial year](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/state-of-the-fertility-sector-2023-2024/#section-4)
- [5\. Fewer Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) incidents were reported in 2023/24](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/state-of-the-fertility-sector-2023-2024/#section-5)
- [6\. Patient complaints in 2023/24 were consistent with the previous financial year](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/state-of-the-fertility-sector-2023-2024/#section-6)
- [About our data](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/state-of-the-fertility-sector-2023-2024/#about-our-data)
## How we regulate
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) is the independent regulator of fertility treatment and human embryo research in the United Ki...
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. (2024). State of the Fertility Sector 2023/2024. https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/state-of-the-fertility-sector-2023-2024/