Australian IVF Clinic Admit Embryo Mix-Up Resulting in Baby Born to Wrong Mother

When Swedish women try to conceive through IVF, more attempts are often made than necessary, a review by Dagens Nyheter shows. In several other countries, a method is used where the eggs are screened to be able to select those with the highest chance of being fertilized, but this method is not allowed in Sweden. “I hope it will be allowed and we in the profession have wanted this for many years,” fertility doctor Camilla Stenfelt told SVT.

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Is it ethical to create embryos that will probably die?

Tyra Banks recalls ‘feeling so inadequate’ while going through IVF

Tyra Banks says doing IVF to conceive her son York Banks Asla left her “feeling so inadequate” at times.

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When someone is navigating infertility, our high-quality listening and presence are often the most powerful support we can offer.

Monash IVF disaster shows board’s market insensitivity

Giving a client the wrong embryo and not realising until well after the child is born seems like it should be a big deal to the board.

How common are errors in IVF labs? Can they be prevented?

The news of a woman unknowingly giving birth to another patient's baby after an embryo mix-up at a Brisbane IVF lab has made headlines in Australia and around the world. The distress this incident will have caused to everyone involved is undoubtedly significant.