Regulators have ordered the centre to halt any new procedures while an investigation continues.
A fertility clinic in London has had its licence to operate suspended due to "significant concerns" about the unit.
This led to the "tragic loss of a small number of embryos" either not surviving or being "undetectable", it said. One recent patient from the clinic has told the BBC she is "distraught" after one of her stored embryos could not be found. In a statement, it said while the investigators have not been able to find any direct cause of the errors, it had made changes in the unit to prevent reoccurrence of such incidents:
The HFEA said it was rare for this type of action to be taken and that the clinic had referred itself for investigation.
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NHS fertility clinic in east London has licence suspended over embryo destruction fearsA major NHS fertility clinic in Homerton, east London, has had its licence to operate suspended over fears embryos have been destroyed. Homerton Fertility Centre in east London has seen three cases of embryos not surviving the freezing process in the last year, trust officials say. The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) said it had suspended the centre’s licence to operate today over ‘significant concerns about the clinic’. The clinic cannot offer services until May. Though all current patients will complete their treatment and all eggs, embryos and sperm will still be stored. According to The Telegraph, regulators warn that 153 frozen embryos are at risk.
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