fertility doctor

Fertility Doctor's Harm 'Will Span Generations'

Canada's Bernard Norman Barwin formally stripped of license

(Newser) - A Canadian fertility doctor once known as "the Baby God" has been formally stripped of his medical license after he was found to have used his own sperm to inseminate patients. A discipline committee of Ontario's medical regulator also ordered Bernard Norman Barwin to pay an $8,... More »

Fertility Doc Secretly Fathered 11 of His Clients' Kids: Lawsuit

Lawsuit accuses doctor of secretly swapping in his own sperm

(Newser) - Another disturbing fertility doctor story is in the news: A lawsuit alleges Dr. Norman Barwin, who ran a fertility clinic in Canada, secretly used his own sperm to father at least 11 of his clients' children. "We are now aware of 11 individuals whose parents went to Dr. Barwin... More »

Fertility Doc Impregnated Patient With Own Sperm: Suit

Woman 'Horrified' by Ancestry.com Connection

Fertility doctor used own sperm to impregnate patient: suit

(Newser) - Kelli Rowlette thought she knew who her biological father was. So when Ancestry.com showed her DNA matched a sample from a retired fertility doctor, she assumed the service was unreliable, per the Washington Post . That was until she learned the same doctor had artificially inseminated her mother with his... More »

Octomom Doctor Michael Kamrava Loses License

Octomom Doc Loses License

Calif. decides Michael Kamrava presents danger to the public

(Newser) - If Nadya Suleman ever decides that 14 kids isn't enough, she won't be able to turn to Beverly Hills fertility doctor Michael Kamrava for help. Kamrava, who helped Suleman conceive octuplets when she already had six children, and implanted seven embryos in a 49-year-old woman who only wanted... More »

Professional Group Expels Octomom Doc

Reproductive medicine society says Kamrava was out of line

(Newser) - Michael Kamrava, the fertility doctor who twice implanted six embryos into octomom Nadya Suleman (two embryos reportedly split into twins), has been kicked out of the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. The society recommends no more than two embryos for women under 35, to reduce the risk of multiple births;... More »

Man Posing as Doc Charged as 'Craigslist Molester'

He offered money for sperm samples

(Newser) - A Phoenix man posing on Craigslist as a fertility doctor offering money for sperm samples has been charged with sexually assaulting four young men, reports the Arizona Republic. Jeffrey Graybill, 40, is suspected of molesting as many as 24 victims in Arizona and California, police said. He is also charged... More »