Over the past 5 or 10 years providers of public services have increasingly, by reason of
administrative decree or public demand, been required to provide information about the …

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act of the United Kingdom was passed in 1990,
leading to the formation of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), the …

The provision of infertility services has always provoked controversy. On the one hand,
patients' groups and clinicians involved with infertile couples have long campaigned against …

The hidden costs of infertility treatment Page 1 BRIEFING The hidden costs of infertility
treatment Most in vitro fertilisation in the UK takes place outside the NHS, and practitioners …

BACKGROUND It is widely accepted that infertility and involuntary childlessness, and the
decision to engage with assisted reproduction technology (ART) services as a patient, donor …

We tested the hypothesis that restricting comparison of the live birth rate following in vitro
fertilisation (IVF) treatment in those couples having their first IVF cycle in whom the female is …

This is the seventh annual report in the Assisted Conception Series published by the AIHW
National Perinatal Statistics Unit (NPSU) and the final in this series. This report presents …

Objectives Fertility services in the UK are offered by over 200 Human Fertilisation and
Embryology Authority (HFEA)-registered NHS and private clinics. While in vitro fertilisation …

BACKGROUND The increase in use and costs of assisted reproductive therapies including
in-vitro fertilization (IVF) has led to debate over public funding. A decision analytic model …