Family Formations in Fertility Treatment 2018

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority

Family Formations in Fertility Treatment 2018

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority

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Abstract

# Family formations in fertility treatment 2018

UK IVF and DI statistics for heterosexual, female same-sex and single patients

Published: 22 September 2020

[**Download the underlying data set in .xlsx (144KB)**](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/media/3294/family-formations-2018-complete-underlying-data-tables.xlsx).

[**Download a PDF version of this report (976KB)**](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/media/3234/family-formations-in-fertility-treatment-2018.pdf "Family formations 2018").

## **Table of contents**

- **[Main points](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/family-formations-in-fertility-treatment-2018/#mainpoints)**

- **[Section 1. In vitro fertilisation (IVF) increasingly used over donor insemination (DI) for single patients and patients in female same-sex relationships](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/family-formations-in-fertility-treatment-2018/#Section1)**

- **[Section 2. IVF birth rates increased most for patients in female same-sex relationship as average age declined](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/family-formations-in-fertility-treatment-2018/#Section2)**

- **[Section 3. DI birth rates lowest for single patients due to higher average age](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/family-formations-in-fertility-treatment-2018/#Section3)**

- **[Section 4. Egg freezing most used by single patients](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/family-formations-in-fertility-treatment-2018/#Section4)**

- **[Section 5. NHS-funded cycles were more common for patients in heterosexual relationships](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/family-formations-in-fertility-treatment-2018/#Section5)**

- **[Section 6. Patients in female same-sex relationships used cost-reducing egg share programme at the highest rate](https://www.hfea.gov.uk/about-us/publications/research-and-data/family-formations-in-fertility-treatment-2018/#...

Topics

Contraception/Comparison > ART Utilization > Family Formation Patterns Infertility > Assisted Reproduction > IVF and Donor Insemination Statistics Ethics/Philosophy > Reproductive Choices > Family Diversity in ART

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Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (2020). *Family Formations in Fertility Treatment 2018*.