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HFEA

British  

abbreviation

  1. Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Licenced clinics in the UK are regulated by the HFEA, which has created a page on their website where people can familiarise themselves with the law.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

Data from the UK regulator of the fertility industry HFEA, shows that in 2019, 3,147 single women in the UK received fertility treatment with donor sperm.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

It could be as low as 5% for people in their 40s, according to HFEA.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2024

There were more than 4,000 egg freezing procedures in the UK in 2021, compared with nearly 400 in 2011, according to HFEA.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2024

The UK government legalized mitochondrial-replacement therapy in 2015, but the HFEA, which was given the power to regulate the technique, had asked for more research before allowing any clinic to trial it.

From Nature • Nov. 29, 2016

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