Tag: IVF

Africa’s sperm donor industry lacks vital safeguards

Dr. Abraham Fasasi, director of embryology services at the Omega Golden Fertility Clinic in Lagos

Poor regulation and lack of transparency in Africa’s fertility industry leave sperm donors and recipients vulnerable to exploitation and unethical practices, including relatives unwittingly having children together, fertility experts warn. Consanguinity, referring to where biological relatives conceive children together, increases the likelihood of genetic disorders and other health complications in offspring. This risk is increased in Africa by the absence…

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Are children conceived from Donor egg IVF your biological children?

Donor IVF

Over the years, in the cause of our practice, we have had countless clients asking the question, Are children conceived from Donor egg IVF your biological children?  Those who are thinking about using donor eggs may be curious about whether any children born from those eggs will have their DNA.  Any embryo created from a donor egg will contain the…

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