Damian H Adams
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Research Scientist (PhD) / Author / Donor Conception / Child Welfare - Views are my own.
Adelaide, South Australia
Joined July 2016
"Frequent flyer reward scheme in IVF" - where will it end? Rhetorical question. #IVF
abc.net.au
In an email seen by the ABC, a US-based egg bank told IVF clinics it was introducing its new "Client Success Reward Program in Australia".
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Another case of 'fertility fraud'. More jurisdictions need legislation enacted to criminalize this. #fertilityfraud #donorsperm #spermdonor #donorconceived
https://t.co/mkDAEri2JF
progress.org.uk
A North Carolina woman discovered her mother's fertility doctor is her biological father while researching her genetic conditions.
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Quebec to introduce a gamete registry https://t.co/X090xUvUWG
progress.org.uk
Quebec may implement recommendations to limit use of gametes or embryos from the same donor to ten families and introduce a donor registry.
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Just when you think Australia's IVF industry couldn't produce anymore scandals. It says: "hold my beer." #IVF
abc.net.au
Shocking allegations of suspected embezzlement at the fertility industry's peak body have been revealed just days before Australia's health ministers meet to decide the future of how the organisation...
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And the horrors from IVF clinics in Australia just keep on coming. #IVF #DonorSperm #donorconceived #spermdonation
https://t.co/vybrL4Hgmv
abc.net.au
For couples undergoing IVF, there is a need to know where the donor sperm came from, but at this fertility giant, there was a 99 per cent chance the sperm was labelled incorrectly.
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I have been involved in legislative changes ta the state level, and also involved in various state and federal inquiries. Here is hoping that federally we can get some changes as we need nationally consistent laws and a national register. #DonorConceived
https://t.co/dhke23d7bW
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Why am I not surprised that the report will be kept secret. The industry has been shrouded in secrecy for as long as I can remember. https://t.co/q8ar8InQaq
progress.org.uk
Details of the legal review into the recent IVF mix-ups at Monash IVF are to remain secret, it has been announced.
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Stating that the breached info was found on "a part of the dark web, which is a hidden part of the Internet" and "not readily searchable or accessible on the Internet", comes across as a little flippant. That is exactly where people go who seek that info.
abc.net.au
Genea has confirmed sensitive medical information from IVF patients was stolen and published on the dark web following a cyber attack. Affected patients are demanding accountability.
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The mistakes at IVF clinics here in Oz just keep on rolling in. Simple mistakes in this industry can be catastrophic, affecting people's lives greatly. Too much focus on $$$ #IVF #DonorSperm
abc.net.au
Some of Australia's largest IVF clinics have passed inaccurate information about children born from sperm donations to their male donors.
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And here we go again. So soon after the previous mix-up. #ivf
https://t.co/fzYF6eUU24
thenightly.com.au
Reproductive giant Monash IVF has released a statement confirming a second major mishap where a woman received the wrong embryo.
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Normally, discussions around family limits center around consanguinity risk or maybe but less common about how the children will deal with this knowledge. It is good to see health and genetics also being discussed. #spermdonor #DonorConceived
progress.org.uk
Ten children have developed cancer, as result of a genetic variant passed on by their sperm donor.
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2/2. Just another situation where biology is allowed to matter for recipient parents but for donor-conceived people they are repeatedly told that the genetic connection doesn't matter. Typical hypocrisy.
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IVF mix-up story focuses almost solely on the clinic being devastated. Barely a mention of the people involved and absolutely no toward the the child. Situation normal for these discussions. The child is always an after-thought. 1/2 #IVF
https://t.co/HNtYz4XQIt
abc.net.au
Monash IVF realised the mistake in February, after the birth parents asked to transfer their remaining frozen embryos to another provider.
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Ethics councils of Finland, Denmark, Sweden and Norway call for international donor limits. Kirkman-Brown says it reflects recent changes concerning DCP welfare. No we have been arguing this for decades. #DonorConceived #SpermDonor
https://t.co/R0ZtTGkotQ
progress.org.uk
Nordic National Ethics Councils call for an internationally agreed limit on the number of offspring per gamete donor.
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South Australia's Donor Conception Register has gone live today. Thankyou @PictonChris #DonorConceived #DonorConception #spermdonor
https://t.co/j8nAmXl3Yl
miragenews.com
Secrecy around donor conception will be lifted from today, with all donor-conceived South Australians now able to access available information about
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Judge names prolific sperm donor in warning. "Joe Donor" is outed as Robert Charles Albon in the name of public interest and to protect vulnerable women. #SpermDonor #DonorConception
https://t.co/E86WxBXIcQ
progress.org.uk
'There is a clear public interest in naming A as "Joe Donor",' Judge Jonathan Furness KC said in his judgment.
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Looking forward to doing some more academic work as an Adjunct Fellow at Uni of Adelaide. Will still be working at Fusion Clinical Research to help drive new treatments and therapies for my day job.
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The horror stories from IVF and fertility clinics keep on rolling in. DNA reveals all. https://t.co/GBREET28pK
independent.co.uk
Roz Snyder, 52, and David Gertler, 51, recently found out via DNA tests that they are half-siblings – raising questions about Patrick Steptoe’s work
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