New figures out today show that more people in the UK are having IVF, and that there has been a small increase in success rates.
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority figures are always rather out of date by the time they are published, and these relate to 2005, but they show success rates had risen by 0.9% to 21.6 overall. For younger women, the increase was slightly better, with success rates for women under 35 rising from 28.1% to 29.6%. Meanwhile the number of patients having IVF has risen by six percent.
At the same time, the HFEA released the success rates for each individual clinic in the UK, but this year the Authority made a point of warning patients that the league tables should not be used in isolation as the only way to select a clinic. Not all clinics offer all treatments, and some have better success rates than others for women of different ages. The proximity of a clinic to home should also be taken into consideration. For more advice on how to choose a clinic, you may want to see my November posting on the subject. You can read more detail about all the latest HFEA figures here
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