IVF Blunder
After a possible machine malfunction at least 5 embryos have died at a
Sydney based In Vitro Fertilization clinic. Such instances can cause much
pain and grief for infertile couples who's hopes of child-bearing were with
IVF. Generally the governing fertility bodies claim to only see a handful of
machine errors adversly affecting embryos each year. So thankfully the
situation is not very commonplace, however must be rectified or prevented
from now on.
News.com.au said, "Patients at the
Sydney IVF Canberraclinic said were told yesterday that an incubator "broke down",
leaving many embryos dead and dashing the hopes of couples. Kylie de Boer,
general manager of Sydney IVF, said all machines will be re-checked for any
problems in the wake of the "traumatic event". "The loss of an embryo is a
huge disappointment for any couple and Sydney IVF has expressed its
sympathies to all involved," Dr de Boer said"
The clinic has offered replacement trials and treatments after the
malfunction, so the couples hoping to concieve will have a proper and fair
chance yet again.
Posted by Tala on 5/14/2009 2:54:30 PM
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