It is hard to think of something that could be more traumatic or concerning for families looking to in vitro for pregnancy options beyond what seems to now be the reality many are facing today. In New Orleans, Louisiana, Ochsner hospital has shut down their in vitro fertility program after realizing that their Elmwood facility is currently facing a huge mismanagement issue of embryos. As embryos are an integral part of in vitro pregnancy for families looking to have children, the fear for some is that this mismanagement has led to terrifying questions that remain to be sufficiently answered.
The Times-Picayune reports that the facility has shut down its program indefinitely in light of a recent discovery that its embryos have been mislabeled.
In her feature, Michelle Hunter reports