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Sperm donor with cancer-causing gene conceived almost 200 children

A small number of British women received sperm from a donor carrying a cancer-causing gene while undergoing fertility treatment in Denmark. The donor possesses a genetic mutation of the TP53 gene, which significantly increases the risk of developing cancer by up to 90 per cent before the age of 60,…

The Independent UK · Dec 10, 2025

‘For years I believed I was someone I wasn’t after sperm donor error’

Nat Allbut spent years thinking he knew who his father was – now he’s one of dozens to be told the sperm donor details they were given were wrong

The Independent UK · Sep 12, 2025

Woman gave birth to stranger’s baby after IVF mix-up - could it happen again?

The recent incident raises questions about how common IVF errors are and to what extent they’re preventable

The Independent UK · Apr 14, 2025

Row erupts over how much women should be paid for donating their eggs

‘We do not pay kidney or blood donors: why is an exception made to incentivise women to sell their eggs, which are then often sold on in packages by fertility clinics at huge profits?’ campaigner asks

The Independent UK · Aug 11, 2024

Fertility regulator calls for changes to donor anonymity laws

The recommendations aim to better protect patients and ‘modernise’ the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act.

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2023

When IVF fails it can be devastating – so why do clinics offer so little in the way of support?

Four in every ten people who start IVF treatment in the UK end it without having their child, according to data from the UK fertility regulator, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority.

The Conversation · Sep 7, 2023

What is egg freezing and how does it work?

Here’s what you need to know if you’re considering putting your eggs on ice.

The Independent UK · Jun 20, 2023

Baby with 'three parents' born in the UK after technique was pioneered in Newcastle

In 2018 fertility doctors at the Newcastle Fertility Centre at Life were given permission by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) to give two women MRT

Chronicle Live · May 10, 2023