Fertility treatment data tool launched by HFEA
An online dashboard featuring data on fertility treatment outcomes in the UK, broken down by region, has been launched by the Human Fertilisation Embryology Authority...
Dr Bethany Muller is a Volunteer Writer at BioNews. She is a Clinical Embryologist at the Hewitt Fertility Centre, Knutsford. She previously completed her PhD at the Hull York Medical School, looking at the role of mitochondria in pre-implantation embryogenesis and relating embryo metabolism to assisted reproduction. She has a particular interest in advances in reproductive biology and how technologies in ART can impact on gametes and embryos.
An online dashboard featuring data on fertility treatment outcomes in the UK, broken down by region, has been launched by the Human Fertilisation Embryology Authority...
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