The publication of the HFEA's Trends in Egg, Sperm & Embryo Donation 2023

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2023

This report has come at an important time. Regulations passed in 2005 have given most donor-conceived people the right to access identifiable information about their donor when they turn 18.

There are around 200 donor-conceived people who are turning 18 in 2023 and who will be eligible to apply for identifying information about their donor for the first time. However, it is impossible to predict just how many will apply and who will then try to make contact with their donor.

Opening the Donor Conceived Register is another time stamp in the history of egg, sperm and embryo donation. Fertility is a specialty that never stands still. It will be fascinating to see how patients, family formations and other aspects of donation highlighted in this report, evolve further in another 30 years' time.

You can find out more about the rise of donation, the availability of donors, their changing characteristics and how family formations have evolved in the HFEA's Trends in Egg, Sperm & Embryo donation report.

Information is key when thinking about or going through fertility treatment. The HFEA supports patients by providing free, clear, and impartial information about fertility treatment, clinics and egg, sperm and embryo donation. Find out more at www.hfea.gov.uk.