Anew research has shown to us that a numbers of single women are turning to IVF to try
and conceive, according to new figures.
The number of single women undergoing the fertility
treatment has more than tripled in less than a decade with a 20 per cent rise
in just one year.
Some experts put the rise down to independent career women
delaying having a family - and choosing to go it alone before it is too late. But others said the increase could also be down to men
refusing to get married and have children for fear of expensive divorces
An increased acceptance of both single-parent families and
IVF in general is also thought to have played a part. Some 952 single mothers-to-be registered at IVF clinics in
2013 according to the latest data to be released.
It marks a 226 per cent increase since 2006 and - a 22 per
cent hike in just one year - according to the latest figures from the Human Fertilisation
and Embryology Authority.
Statistics are not yet available for 2014, but early figures
suggest the number of women having IVF will have tipped over 1,000 for the
first time in history.
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