Inequalities in fertility care
The UK’s fertility regulator, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA), has found that IVF outcomes have varied widely for Black, Asian and minority ethnic background patients compared to white patients. The report, issued December 2023, gives data up to 2021. The average IVF birth rate per embryo transferred has increased across all ethnic groups. However, Black and Asian patients aged 18-37 had lower birth rates at 23% and 24% respectively in 2020-1. White patients had 32%. Single Black and Asian patients are also accessing fertility treatment far later than their white...