In Vitro Fertilisation

(asked on 14th November 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health, what the average age is of women who have submitted their oocytes for freezing in each of the last five years.


Answered by
Philip Dunne Portrait
Philip Dunne
This question was answered on 22nd November 2017

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority has advised that the average age of women who have submitted their oocytes for freezing in each of the last five years is in the following table:

Year of cycle

Average (Mean) Patient Age

2011

33.9

2012

33.9

2013

34.4

2014

34.2

2015

34.8

2016

34.5

The data analysed looked at all cycles where the patient stored eggs for their own use.

Note:

2016 only covers the period up until 30 June which is the last date for which we have verified data

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