There was an interesting article in The Guardian recently about the scale of what is often referred to as "fertility tourism". It's not a term many of those who have had fertility treatment abroad would use, but travelling overseas for donor treatment in particular has become more and more common in recent years.
Couples who face long waits for donor eggs or sperm, or who find the costs of IVF and ICSI in the UK are simply beyond their budgets, may travel in order to access treatment. There are no accurate statistics to show how many people end up doing this, and it's an area which is now attracting interest from researchers. To date one of the only surveys looking at the issue was carried out by Infertility Network UK - a project I was involved with. If you're interested, see the article here
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