IVF – »Infertility advice is ‘lacking’«
(sz) Fertility clinics are failing to provide enough information to potential patients, a regulator says.
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) looked at the performance of UK clinics offering IVF and donor insemination. While the majority of its standards were being met by most of the 78 clinics, the HFEA found clear areas where big improvements were needed. It said just half of clinics gave patients adequate information.
»The need to provide patients with comprehensive information about infertility and its treatment is fundamental to good medical practice« (Dr Mark Hamilton, British Fertility Society chairman)
From: »BBC News« online