To ask the Secretary of State for Health, how many women aged over (a) 40 and (b) 50 received IVF in each of the last five years.
Answered on
20 October 2014
The number of women aged over 40 and 50 who received invitro fertilisation (IVF), for each of the last five years for which treatment data has been verified, is shown in the following table:
Years | Patients aged 40-49 undergoing IVF treatment | Patients aged 50 and over undergoing IVF treatment |
2008 | 7,514 | 63 |
2009 | 7,938 | 56 |
2010 | 8,543 | 60 |
2011 | 8,708 | 68 |
2012 | 8,808 | 73 |
Notes:
The years 2008-2012 have been supplied as 2012 is the last complete year that has been verified for treatment data.
Source: The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority
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Department of Health and Social Care