IVF staff accused of misleading UK parents about sperm and egg donors in northern Cyprus

BBC Health Extra Tuesday 18 August 2026, 05:00 UTC 1 min read

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Multiple children are feared to have been conceived using sperm and egg donors which were not the ones selected by the parents.

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