IVF treatment turned into a nightmare after lifeless embryos were implanted

13 May

Janice Beckett-Msiza

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Brooke Berger and Bennett Hardy are one of nine couples suing Ovation Fertility clinic for implanting embryos that had been exposed to hydrogen peroxide. (PHOTO: Gallo Images/Getty Images)

For years she longed to be a mother. She dreamt of the day she’d hold her baby in her arms. So when she struggled to conceive she turned to a respected fertility clinic for help, hoping they’d fulfil her greatest wish.

But things took a shocking twist when she learnt the centre had implanted a lifeless embryo, leaving her devastated and wondering if she’d ever have the child she craved.

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