Article may be outdated

This article is 17 days old. Some details may have changed since publication.

BBC News·8 min read

IVF staff accused of misleading UK parents about sperm and egg donors in northern Cyprus

H
https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews
IVF staff accused of misleading UK parents about sperm and egg donors in northern Cyprus
Dive DeeperCreate a free account to unlock

Image caption, Dr Sevket Alpturk (l), Dr Firdevs Uguz Tip (c), and patient co-ordinator Julie Hodson (r) worked at Dogus IVF Centre

At least 30 children, most of them British, are feared to have been conceived by IVF treatment in northern Cyprus using the wrong sperm or egg donors.

In each case, the parents suspect they did not get the donors they had selected.

The figure is one of several new findings in a BBC investigation that, earlier this year , uncovered the first seven cases.

All the parents say they carefully selected anonymous donors based on information such as their medical history, appearance, personality, education and hobbies.

However, they have concerns the requested sperm and egg donors may not have been used in their fertility treatments.

Half of the 30 children were born from procedures at one clinic, Dogus IVF Centre.

Continue reading on Headlinne

Create a free account to read the full article.

Read full article →

Get smarter about the news

Sign up free for a feed built around what you actually care about, Dive Deeper research on any story, and the full text of every article.

Create free account

Already have an account? Sign in