BBC Finds at Least 30 Children May Have Used Wrong IVF Donors in Northern Cyprus
A BBC investigation says 11 DNA tests show ancestry inconsistent with donors selected by parents, and Cryos International blacklisted one clinic in 2016.
- On Tuesday, a BBC investigation revealed at least 30 children, mostly British, were conceived using incorrect sperm or egg donors at Northern Cyprus IVF clinics, expanding on seven cases uncovered earlier this year.
- Half of the 30 cases occurred at Dogus IVF Centre, which Cryos International, the world's largest sperm bank, blacklisted in 2016 over concerns the clinic failed to order promised sperm.
- Eleven children have taken DNA tests revealing genetic ancestry from Turkey or surrounding countries, contradicting parents' expectations. One mother, Rachel, called the situation "absolutely scandalous" after learning her son Jonah's true biological origins.
- Northern Cyprus's Ministry of Health launched an official investigation into the allegations. Opposition political party CTP representative Dogus Derya criticized the "lack of oversight" that "undermines public trust" in the healthcare system.
- Separate reports allege Northern Cyprus clinics offered sex selection services for €6,000. Cryos CEO Ole Schou stated he is "shocked to hear how many families may be affected" by the expanding scandal.
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According to a BBC survey, dozens of children were conceived with eggs or sperms of people who were not the ones chosen by their parents.
At least 30 children born from Cyprus IVF treatment had the wrong sperm donors
The children, mostly British, were born from insemination with wrong sperm and egg donors at fertility clinics in Northern Cyprus, BBC found; parents chose donors based on specific traits, but DNA tests revealed Turkish genetic origin instead of the expected one
At least 30 children, most of them British, could have been conceived by in vitro fertilization in northern Cyprus with sperm or ova from donors other than those selected by their parents, according to a BBC investigation that expands a case uncovered last March. Eleven of the children have undergone DNA tests whose results indicate that they have genetic ancestry from Turkey or other countries around them, despite the fact that their parents cl…
It has been alleged that at least 30 children, mostly British citizens, who underwent IVF treatment at a clinic in Northern Cyprus, may have been affected by procedures in which different donors were used instead of the sperm or egg donors chosen by their families. The incident stems from a case involving a child born via IVF in 2012 whose mother's sperm or egg was different from the one in question.
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