{"id":8971,"date":"2019-10-30T08:34:14","date_gmt":"2019-10-30T08:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pamap.accessfertility.com\/ie\/2019\/10\/30\/fresh-vs-frozen\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T14:28:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T13:28:10","slug":"fresh-vs-frozen-cycles-ivf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.accessfertility.com\/ie\/fresh-vs-frozen-cycles-ivf\/","title":{"rendered":"IVF Frozen Cycles vs Fresh Cycles"},"content":{"rendered":"

You told us you\u2019d like to hear about the difference between frozen cycles IVF and IVF fresh cycles so hopefully the following information will be useful for you. You can also read our previous blog<\/a> about IVF frozen embryo transfer vs fresh cycles here.<\/p>\n

According to the latest\u00a0HFEA Trends and Figures<\/a> report published in May 2019,\u00a0Frozen Embryo Transfer (FET) cycles have increased by 11% between 2016 and 2017 whilst the number of fresh embryo transfers has dropped by 2%. For the first time, Frozen Embryo Transfer cycles are now more successful than fresh (23 vs 22%) based on the HFEA\u2019s national figures.<\/p>\n

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What are \u2018fresh\u2019 and \u2018frozen\u2019 IVF cycles?<\/strong><\/h4>\n

Usually the following process is followed during an IVF \u2018fresh\u2019 cycle:<\/p>\n