HFEA

UK IVF clinic destroys donated eggs

Jared Yee | 03 December 2011

A UK couple are distraught after a blunder at IVF Wales in Cardiff. Chris and Lorraine were told over the phone on the evening they returned from IVF Wales in Cardiff that a batch of eggs had been accidentally destroyed. The couple had been trying to have a baby for seven years. Earlier this month, the clinic was slated for mistakenly destroying sperm donated by cancer patients about to be treated.

UK increases compensation for sperm and egg donors

Michael Cook | 22 October 2011

Was the outcome of the UK’s fertility watchdog’s public consultation over compensation for sperm and egg donors ever in doubt? This week the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority announced that it was increasing allowable fees for egg donors from £250 to £750 per cycle and introducing a £35 per visit compensation for sperm donors.

British sperm donor fathers 17 families: incest fears

Jared Yee | 01 October 2011

A British sperm donor has fathered 17 families, raising fears that his offspring could unwittingly have an incestuous relationship.

UK’s fertility secrets

Michael Cook | 23 July 2011

And the first prize is… IVF!

Michael Cook | 09 July 2011

A British non-profit is touting a raffle whose prize is IVF treatment at one of London’s five best IVF clinics. To Hatch, a new charity founded by Camille Strachan last year, is selling tickets for £20. The IVF treatment is will be worth £25,000. The competition is open to single, gay and older people as well as couples and will be held on September 18.

IVF babies aborted

Jared Yee | 30 June 2011

Over 700 women have had abortions while pregnant through IVF, according to Britain’s fertility watchdog.

UK fertility watchdog to crack down on IVF clinics “scandal”

Jared Yee | 03 June 2011

The UK’s fertility watchdog will tell IVF clinics to stop making exaggerated claims about success rates after complaints that some have been misleading patients and charging exorbitant fees.

Top fertility doc says London IVF clinics are “cashing in” by overcharging patients

Jared Yee | 21 May 2011

IVF pioneer Lord Robert Winston has spoken out against IVF clinics that he believes are “cashing in” by overcharging patients who are storing frozen embryos.

UK fertility watchdog wants patients to be warned about birth defects

Michael Cook | 21 January 2011

Links to be acknowledged

UK fertility watchdog “not fit for purpose”, say critics

Michael Cook | 18 September 2010

David Jones and Josephine Quintavalle speak out

UK fertility watchdog to disappear in “bonfire of the quangos”

Michael Cook | 07 August 2010

Will lobbyists be able to save it?

More blunders put spotlight on IVF watchdog

Jared Yee | 22 May 2010

Calls for stricter rules and rule enforcement

Former head of UK infertility authority opposes cousin marriages

Michael Cook | 27 March 2010

Baroness Ruth Deech says Muslim practices are unhealthy

Fertility watchdog slated for inaction over poorly run clinics

Jared Yee | 12 December 2009

Not enough unannounced inspections