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IVF Error May Have Affected 26 Dutch Women

posted by janrinok on Sunday January 01 2017, @03:57AM   Printer-friendly
from the who's-your-daddy? dept.

takyon writes:

The University Medical Centre (UMC) in Utrecht, Netherlands is investigating the possibility that an error has led to 26 women's eggs being fertilized by the "wrong" sperm:

A Dutch medical institution has launched an investigation after discovering that up to 26 women's eggs may have been fertilised by the wrong sperm at its IVF laboratory.

A "procedural error" between mid-April 2015 and mid-November 2016 during the in-vitro fertilisation was to blame, the University Medical Centre in Utrecht said. "During fertilisation, sperm cells from one treatment couple may have ended up with the egg cells of 26 other couples," said a statement. "Therefore there's a chance that the egg cells have been fertilised by sperm other than that of the intended father."

Although the chance of that happening was small the possibility "could not be excluded", said the centre.

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  • (Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Sunday January 01 2017, @07:16AM

    by Azuma Hazuki (5086) on Sunday January 01 2017, @07:16AM (#448065) Journal

    Turn in your geek card!

    ...seriously, Barney's the fat messed-up one with the belch like a clogged jet engine. Most often seen sleeping under a pile of leaves until Bart skate-hops on him.

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  • (Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 01 2017, @09:05AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 01 2017, @09:05AM (#448075)

    Didn't Barney win a lifetime supply of free Duff? About your geek card...

    • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 01 2017, @06:18PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 01 2017, @06:18PM (#448194)

      so it's been expired for what.. 15-20 years now? (They killed off Duff Man at some point.)