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Second fertility centre linked to faulty egg-freezing solution

A second fertility centre may have used a faulty egg and embryo-freezing solution, the fertility regulator has said.

Jessop Fertility, which is based at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, has been named as a second clinic involved in the incident.

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) said the clinic “undertook a thorough investigation when they first became aware of the issue and contacted and supported any patient affected”.

Dr Jennifer Hill, medical director at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: “We began a thorough patient review as soon as the product recall notice was issued.

“We have robust tracing processes in

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