Sources we use

These are the places our free IVF pages draw on. We link the original rather than summarising it and hoping you take our word for it. Individual pages list the sources that apply to them.

• IVF: what is IVF and how does it work?

  HFEA (UK fertility regulator). Link last checked 2026-09-17.

• Fertility treatment: trends and figures

  HFEA. Link last checked 2026-09-17.

• Costs and funding of fertility treatment

  HFEA. Link last checked 2026-09-17.

• Treatment add-ons with limited evidence

  HFEA. Link last checked 2026-09-17.

• Choose a fertility clinic

  HFEA. Link last checked 2026-09-17.

• IVF overview

  NHS. Link last checked 2026-09-17.

• Fertility problems: assessment and treatment (CG156)

  NICE. Link last checked 2026-09-17.

• Patient information leaflets and product characteristics

  electronic medicines compendium (emc). Link last checked 2026-09-17.

• Guidelines and patient information

  ESHRE. Link last checked 2026-09-17.

Anything we quote from our own experience is labelled as ours, not as evidence. See the editorial policy.