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An Ontario fertility specialist has been charged with professional misconduct in his treatment of 30 women desperate to have children, a rare prosecution of a doctor in Canada’s burgeoning assisted-reproduction industry.
The Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons has yet to release specifics of the charges laid this week against Dr. James Martin, saying only that he is accused of unprofessional conduct, incompetence and failing to maintain the standard of practice in the care of 30 patients starting in 2001, shortly after his private clinic opened.
One of the women, though, has alleged that Dr. Martin administered repeated, back-to-back treatments and powerful ovary-stimulating drugs, and that she ended up dangerously ill and undergoing emergency surgery. Dr. Martin was not available for comment, but has said he provided appropriate care to Colleen Aitken, and had warned her against undergoing too many continuous treatments without interruption.
Ms. Aitken’s husband, Roland Guignard, said Tuesday the couple is thrilled to see the discipline case move ahead, but is “floored” by the number of other patients involved.
“I was extremely surprised there were 30. I...
The Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons has yet to release specifics of the charges laid this week against Dr. James Martin, saying only that he is accused of unprofessional conduct, incompetence and failing to maintain the standard of practice in the care of 30 patients starting in 2001, shortly after his private clinic opened.
One of the women, though, has alleged that Dr. Martin administered repeated, back-to-back treatments and powerful ovary-stimulating drugs, and that she ended up dangerously ill and undergoing emergency surgery. Dr. Martin was not available for comment, but has said he provided appropriate care to Colleen Aitken, and had warned her against undergoing too many continuous treatments without interruption.
Ms. Aitken’s husband, Roland Guignard, said Tuesday the couple is thrilled to see the discipline case move ahead, but is “floored” by the number of other patients involved.
“I was extremely surprised there were 30. I...