Question
Lord Winston
Labour
Life peer
Lords
To ask Her Majesty’s Government in respect of (1) oocytes frozen for a patient's own use in the UK, and (2) frozen oocytes for the purpose of donation to another woman, how many patients had a live birth after they reached the age of 35.
Answered on
8 November 2016
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) has provided data in the following table. These treatments took place prior to 30 June 2014, which is the last date for which the HFEA holds verified data.
Patients, aged 35 & over, using their own eggs in a treatment that leads to a live birth | 29 |
Patients, aged 35 & over, using donated eggs in a treatment that leads to a live birth | 72 |
Answered by
Department of Health and Social Care