Grade A mistakes made during IVF treatment

Main page content 1:32am, Tue 8 Jul 2014 One in 100 women having IVF 'suffer adverse incident' Last updated Tue 8 Jul 2014

There were three "grade A" or major mistakes made by fertility clinics over a two year period, the industry regulator said.

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One in every 100 women who use IVF to conceive suffer an "adverse incident", fresh data has revealed. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority found 500 to 600 mistakes were made in every 60,000 cycles of fertility treatments in the UK.

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Grade A mistakes made during IVF treatment