Monash IVF has announced a second incorrect embryo transfer in as many months.
In a statement to the ASX this morning, the fertility company said it is conducting an internal investigation after a recent incident at one of its Victorian clinics.
It comes after Monash IVF revealed in April that an embryo mix-up led to a Queensland woman giving birth to a baby that wasn’t hers.
What happened?
Monash IVF has announced that last Thursday, a patient received a transfer of their own embryo, instead of their partner’s, as had been planned.
The incident happened at a clinic in the Melbourne suburb of Clayton.
“Monash IVF has extended its sincere apologies to the affected couple, and we continue to support them,” it said.
Previous incident
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In April, it was revealed that a Monash fertility clinic in Brisbane had transferred the wrong embryo to a patient, who gave birth to a stranger’s baby.
An initial investigation found it was the result of human error.
The mistake was only discovered when the birth parents requested the transfer of their remaining embryos, and the clinic found an additional unexpected embryo.
It was not revealed how old the child was when the mistake was discovered.
