Embryo mix-up couple ‘still plan IVF’

AN IVF couple compensated by an NHS trust after their last embryo was implanted in the wrong woman by mistake said yesterday they may use the money to try for another child.

Embryo mix-up couple ‘still plan IVF’

They said they would have to wait for two years before they thought about attempting another cycle of IVF treatment because they are not “emotionally ready” after the blunder by the Cardiff and Vale NHS trust.

The couple, from Bridgend, south Wales, identified only as Deborah and Paul, said they could never return to the same NHS health trust for treatment as they had lost faith in its staff and procedures. As a result, they turned down an offer of a free cycle of fertility treatment.

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