# State of the fertility sector 2020/21
**Annual publication on HFEA licensed clinics**
Published: 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").
## **Table of contents**
- **[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...
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (2021). *State of the Fertility Sector 2020/2021*.
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. State of the Fertility Sector 2020/2021. 2021.
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority. *State of the Fertility Sector 2020/2021*. 2021.