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Fertility treatment is on the rise in the UK

17 December 2011

The latest figures released by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) show a six percent increase in the number of fertility treatments undergone in the UK  last year.

According to the HFEA’s annual report, approximately 45,200 women underwent fertility treatment in the UK in 2010, up from approximately 42,500 in 2009. The HFEA’s report also indicates that the number of fertility treatment cycles using donor eggs and donor sperm increased. The majority of women who underwent IVF treatment in the UK in 2010 were aged 37 years or under. The average age of women undergoing IVF was 35.

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