News and press releases
Browse all our latest news stories and press releases.
Our blog
Welcome to our blog. On this page we will share topical issues involving the fertility sector.
Welcome to our blog!
Our blog offers a place for us to share valuable and relevant expert information from the fertility sector. It will allow us to:
- share insights from our staff and Authority members
- share guest articles from fertility experts, patients and those effected by fertility treatment
- offer valuable tips on how you can best use our website and resources to find the information you're looking for.
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Our blog
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15/03/21 - Breaking the myths about Endometriosis
Chief Executive of Endometriosis UK, Emma Cox, dispels some myths about the condition for Endometriosis Awareness Month.
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18/12/20 - Give yourself the ultimate gift of self-compassion - permission to look after yourself
Angela Pericleous-Smith, Chair of BICA, offers advice on dealing with the festive season and its emotional complications.
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28/10/2020 - As an informed and evolved young Black woman, with exposure to information, even I blamed myself for our infertility
Noni Martins is a Zimbabwean-British blogger at unfertility.com who hopes to break the silence, stigma and shame by demystifying the infertility & IVF journey.
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13/10/2020 - #BlackLivesMatter in fertility treatment too
Reverend Ermal Kirby, ordained minister of The Methodist Church and member of the Authority, discusses infertility issues in the African and Caribbean communities.
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30/09/2020 - How and why does fertility treatment vary for families?
Amanda Evans, HFEA Research Manager, discusses our latest report: Family formations in fertility treatment 2018 (published September 2020).
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18/09/2020 - The challenges of the pandemic on the fertility sector, what we learnt and how we responded
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought big changes to all of us. The fertility sector is no exception.
30th anniversary expert series
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31/03/21 - The HFEA at 30: Is society ready for the law to change?
Outgoing HFEA Chair Sally Cheshire has her say on what our 30th anniversary means.
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09/02/21 - The HFEA at 30: where do we go from here?
2021 is the 30th anniversary of the HFEA. In this article Peter Thompson, our Chief Executive looks to the future of fertility treatment.
Write for us
We welcome guest blogs from experts, patients and their partners, donors, donor-conceived people and their parents. If you're interested in writing a guest blog, please send a brief outline of your blog idea to press.office@hfea.gov.uk
Where next?
Fertility patient stories
Read first hand stories from donors, fertility patients and their partners.
Review date: 9 February 2023