Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Embryo Swapping

Another example of 'patient mis-identification' with the patient in this case being either the wrong mother or the wrong embryo -- take your pick:

http://www.toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20090922/NEWS16/909220358

Note that in this case, the mother chose to continue the pregnancy even though the wrong embryo had been implanted. The article goes on to list a similar case where the mother chose to terminate the pregnancy.

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