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At least 30 children born from Cyprus IVF treatment had the wrong sperm donors

The children, mostly British, were born from insemination with wrong sperm and egg donors at fertility clinics in Northern Cyprus, BBC found; parents chose donors based on specific traits, but DNA tests revealed Turkish genetic origin instead of the expected one

Or Hadar, Tzur Gueta | 08.19.26

מרי אלן לוקזיץ' ובנה, ג'וזף לאדטקה היידר שנולד מזרעו של הרופא

‘I feel like I was raped’: woman says fertility doctor secretly used his own sperm

Mary Ellen Lukaszewicz says she agreed to artificial insemination using sperm from an anonymous young medical student in 1982; more than four decades later, her son’s home DNA test uncovered nine half-siblings and allegedly traced his biological father to her own doctor

Eitan Gefen | 08.13.26

Prof. Shlomo Mashiach, pioneer of IVF in Israel, dies at 89

The veteran gynecologist established Israel’s first IVF unit at Sheba Medical Center and helped bring the country’s first test-tube baby into the world

ynet | 07.21.26

Man discovers at 29 he was conceived with wrong sperm, sparks NIS 7.3m lawsuit

Court hears NIS 7.3M malpractice suit alleging gynecologist used wrong sperm in 1992 IVF, leading Muslim couple’s son to discover at 29 he was conceived with Jewish donor sperm

Tlalit Broitman, PsakDin | 06.04.26

Professional licenses revoked in Baby Sophia IVF mix-up case

Following an investigation into severe mismanagement at Assuta Rishon Lezion surrounding the mistaken embryo transfer, the Health Ministry has revoked licenses of the IVF lab director and the embryologist involved; Official review committee found 'persistent deviations from standard protocols, indicating serious failings in lab management'; Sofia’s legal parents respond: 'Others were involved in the grave failure that changed our lives forever'

Or Hadar | 10.16.25

'There’s no woman who hears ‘egg donation’ and doesn’t cry': Becoming a mother after 40

At 47, Merav Blumenfeld gave birth to her second child via egg donation; after a failed first marriage and a new life in Thailand, she now helps women facing infertility, saying even without shared genes, motherhood is still possible and full of hope

Dina Halutz | 09.04.25

Supreme Court rules baby in IVF mix-up to stay with parents who raised her

Justices reject appeal of baby Sophia's biological parents; in a minority opinion, one justice says the biological father should be recognized but not have parental rights

Or Hadar, Netael Bandel | 05.11.25

Israeli court rules in favor of parents who gave birth to baby in IVF mix-up

Family Court initially ruled to transfer the baby to her biological parents, but after an appeal by the birth mother and her partner they were granted custody: 'She gave birth to her and risked her life, parents should not be separated from their daughter'; 'We are shocked and heartbroken — our daughter will continue to grow up in a mistake' biological parents say

Roy Rubinstein, Or Hadar | 03.10.25

סופיה התינוקת מפרשת החלפת הביציות באסותא

Parents raising Baby Sophia appeal to court to allow them to keep her

Two days after court orders baby to be transferred to her biological parents following an IVF mix-up , the couple who have been raising her since birth appeal the decision; Taking her away is 'wrong and outrageous' they say

Adir Yanko | 11.26.24

Court orders toddler to be placed with biological parents in landmark IVF mix-up case

Biological parents of Sophia, 2, celebrate long-awaited chance to embrace daughter they had never known; caretakers vow to fight ruling; 'I am devastated. We raised her with love and care,' says woman who raised child

Adir Yanko, Meir Turgeman | 11.24.24

Israeli study shows AI improves sperm selection in IVF

New technology can better identify sperm compatible with WHO criteria and successfully fertilize eggs to increase chances of pregnancy

Dr. Matan Levi | 06.17.24

Israeli IVF clinic imported embryos with a genetic disease, probe finds

Health Ministry estimated three women receive faulty eggs from a donor with a genetic defect; court released, under restrictive conditions, the senior doctor who owns fertility clinic and the laboratory manager involved in the case

Adir Yanko, Adam Kutub | 03.18.24

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