IVF pioneer used sperm from ‘lots’ of medical staff – and kept no records of the babies they fathered

December 24, 2024

Testing vials

(Daily Mail) – A retired NHS scientist has sensationally revealed that IVF pioneer Patrick Steptoe, whose work led to the world’s first test tube baby, used sperm from ‘lots’ of medical staff without keeping records of the children they fathered.

Roy Hollihead, who ran a pathology lab at the hospital where Dr Steptoe had a fertility clinic in the early 70s, made the shock admission after learning his semen impregnated at least four women. (Read More)