One in 10 fresh IVF cycles use donated egg and sperm
Created: Monday, 03 November 2014 | Written By Abbey Fertility Clinic.One in 10 fresh IVF cycles used donated fertilised eggs or embryos, and a third of all patients were single or had registered with a female partner, reveal the latest figures on egg and sperm donation, issued by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) today.
Egg and sperm donation in the UK 2012-2013, which also includes figures on egg sharing, is the first time the HFEA Register’s donation data has been published in this form.
The figures additionally show that most donors identify themselves as ethnically white British or white other, with only low numbers of UK ethnic minority donors registering each year.