The number of single British women undergoing fertility treatment has more than tripled in ten years, according to a report from the Human Fertilization and Embryology Authority (HFEA).
A total of 4,800 women without a partner underwent treatment with in vitro fertilization (IVF) or donor insemination (DI) in 2022. This represents an increase of 243% compared to the 1,400 single women who received fertility treatment in 2012.
The number of women in same-sex couples has also more than doubled, while the number of women in heterosexual couples receiving treatment has also increased, but only slightly from 45,300 to 47,000.
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