The average age women start IVF has nudged over 35, and the resulting discourse has been predictably thoughtless. Read more on Grazia.
Another day, another accusatory headline. Or several of them, actually. This week, new figures were released showing that the average age of women starting IVF has nudged over 35. According to British fertility regulator Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority , 52,500 women went through IVF cycles in 2022 and their average age was just over 35, but this makes treatment less likely to work.
Single women, and same-sex couples who’ve gone through IVF, were also included in the new figures. Astonishingly, bravely, the number of single women putting themselves through it has increased 82 per cent since 2019, while the number of same-sex couples has gone up 35 per cent. But that gets lost in some of the shrieking when it comes to this subject.
Whether or not you’re eligible for fertility treatment also varies wildly in different areas , and waiting times for treatment have gone up – like everything else – which means you may start looking for help in your early 30s but it could take several years to get there. Also, the money for IVF cycles has been slashed in many parts of the country. I saw a comment online this week suggesting that cancer treatment should take precedent over funding IVF cycles.
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