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Monash IVF has received an independent review into unrelated cases of embryo mix-ups in Brisbane and Melbourne but the contents will remain secret.<\/p>\n

In an announcement to the ASX today, the fertility giant said the review, undertaken by barrister Fiona McLeod, would not be released publicly to protect the privacy of affected patients.<\/p>\n

“Both cases involved non-standard IVF treatments and circumstances that would not arise in the vast majority of IVF procedures,” Monash IVF said in the ASX announcement.<\/p>\n

The review concluded the Brisbane incident was the result of human error.<\/p>\n

Monash IVF mix-up could spark legal battle over child’s parentage<\/a><\/p>\n

Monash IVF realised the mistake in February, after the birth parents asked to transfer their remaining frozen embryos to another provider.<\/p>\n

It found the Melbourne incident resulted from a range of factors, including human error at multiple stages and IT system limitations “in the very limited circumstances of an embryo transfer to a partner”.<\/p>\n

“Those limitations ultimately made subsequent processes more vulnerable to human error,” the ASX announcement said.<\/p>\n

In April, revelations emerged that one of Monash IVF’s Brisbane patients had been mistakenly implanted with another woman’s embryo in 2023 and gave birth to a baby who had no genetic links to her later that year.<\/p>\n

Then, in June, the fertility company apologised for a second time in as many months after a patient received her own embryo “contrary to the treatment plan which designated the transfer of an embryo of the patient’s partner”.<\/p>\n

Fertility giant ‘deeply sorry’<\/p>\n

Monash IVF told the ASX it had already implemented many of Ms McLeod’s recommendations.<\/p>\n

IVF mix-ups raise questions about the rapidly growing industry<\/a><\/p>\n

With more than 100,000 treatment cycles taking place yearly in Australia’s growing IVF industry, those with first-hand experience say it’s time for changes to increase transparency and simplify regulations.<\/p>\n

“Following its own internal review, additional safeguards and protocols have already been implemented and the company is committed to implementing the remainder of the recommendations,” the company said.<\/p>\n

“These additional safeguards and protocols go beyond the recommendations contained in the independent review.<\/p>\n

“The cost involved in implementing the recommendations and additional safeguards and protocols are not anticipated to have a material impact on financial performance.”<\/p>\n

Monash IVF chief executive officer Michael Knaap resigned following revelations of the Melbourne embryo mix-up in June.<\/p>\n

Chief financial officer and company secretary Malik Jainudeen was appointed as acting CEO.<\/p>\n

“To the affected patients and everyone who entrusts Monash IVF with their dreams of building a family, we are deeply sorry for the distress these incidents have caused,” he said today.<\/p>\n

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