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Wednesday, 21 June 2006 10:46
BNN: British Nursing News Online · www.bnn-online.co.uk
IVF clinics deceived by patients
Around 40 per cent of British fertility clinics believe they have been deceived into treating patients with false identities, it has emerged.

The clinics believe they have been defrauded by patients lying about their age or the true identity of the potential father, researchers found.

Some women claim they are younger because of age restrictions for treatment, while some men use sperm from a younger man.

Experts yesterday warned that fraud could lead to a child being misled about his or her genetic make up and expose clinics to litigation. It could also allow patients to claim state-funded treatment to which they are not entitled.

Lead researcher Dr Luca Sabatini, from St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, told the annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology in Prague that he launched an investigation into the scale of the problem after discovering that one of his patients had changed partners since her application for treatment.

He contacted 70 Health Service and private clinics in the UK. Forty-five responded to his survey.

However, Stephanie Sullivan, of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority, said: "This flawed and contradictory study does not reflect the day-to-day reality of UK fertility treatment.

"We provide clear guidance to all clinics that they should provide proper checks on identity and continue to do this throughout the course of treatment.

"Over the last three years UK clinics have provided more than 100,000 IVF treatments and there have been no more than ten cases where identity has been an issue."


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