Worlds Oldest IVF Mom Dies: Not Treated at PFC in San Francisco
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News broke earlier today about the death of a 69 year old mother who had undergone fertility treatment at age 66. She gave birth to twins in December 2006.
This is a very unfortunate incident and we express condolences to the loved ones, especially the children who are left behind. However, it is necessary to clarify that Pacific Fertility Center was not involved in the treatment of this patient. The AP article printed the name of the clinic as “Pacific Fertility Center”, which is an error of ambiguity since there are two fertility clinics with similar names. The fertility clinic where this woman received services was Pacific Fertility Center-Los Angeles. Our center, which is located in San Francisco, has no affiliation with the clinic in Los Angeles. While our names are similar, our standards of practicing medicine are much different. To begin, here at Pacific Fertility Center in San Francisco, it is standard procedure to verify the identity and age of the persons being treated at every visit. Our physicians would not have treated a woman at the age of 66, since we believe this to be unethical. At Pacific Fertility Center in San Francisco, we believe it is our foremost and ethical responsibility to assure the children that are a result of our services are provided loving and caring families.
