RMTI/社区实验室更新|犹他大学健康-大发娱乐

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大发娱乐非常关心大发娱乐的病人. At University of Utah Health Care we know we must continue to earn the trust of our patients every day by providing exceptional care, 以一种富有同情心的方式对待病人, 诚实透明.

今天, we want to discuss a story that first became public after a woman shared concerns with us and the media. She has reported that she and her husband received infertility treatment at the University of Utah Community Laboratory and Reproductive Medical Technologies, 公司. （RMTI）在20世纪90年代初. 最近, 基因测试的结果与他们所相信的相反, 她的丈夫并不是这对夫妇女儿的生父, 谁是1992年出生的. 孩子的生父已被确认为汤姆·利珀特, a former medical technician of the two laboratories who was responsible for preparing sperm samples. 大发娱乐同情这个家庭所经历的焦虑. We do not know how this occurred and are carefully reviewing the concerns raised.

It is important that we clarify the affiliation between the University of Utah Community Laboratory and RMTI, 从1984年开始，到1998年RMTI解散时结束. 虽然这两个实验室是独立的实体, 大发娱乐现在了解到，除了同地办公之外, 实验室共享管理监督和人员. Understandably, to many patients, they might well have appeared to be one entity. This overlap has made it difficult to piece together who had oversight of various activities, 谁是最终的责任人. 两个实验室都聘请了. 据广泛报道，利伯特有犯罪记录.

We take responsibility for this situation and the uncertainty it has created, 并希望为大发娱乐的病人大发娱乐提供信息, and to patients of RMTI who believed they were in the care of the University. 大发娱乐已经联系了那些提出担忧的患者, 我想在大发娱乐分享大发娱乐正在进行的计划.

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常见问题

Q: Who can I call to ask about paternity testing if I think my family is impacted by this situation?

如有疑问，可致电大学热线801-587-5852查询. 温迪Kohlman, a respected genetic counselor with the University of Utah’s Huntsman Cancer Institute, is the point of contact for any family with questions or who are seeking free paternity testing. Ms. Kohlman is not associated with the University’s andrology or reproductive medicine program. 所有询问都将保密.

问：发生了什么事？?

答：一名妇女向大发娱乐和媒体表达了关切, reporting that she and her husband received infertility treatment at the University of Utah Community Laboratory and Reproductive Medical Technologies, 公司. （RMTI）在20世纪90年代初. 最近, 基因测试的结果与他们所相信的相反, 她的丈夫并不是这对夫妇女儿的生父, 谁是1992年出生的. The family reported that the biological father has since been identified as Tom 利, a former medical technician of the two clinics who was responsible for preparing sperm samples. From the information that we have to date, we can not be certain as to what occurred. We sympathize with the anxiety this family has suffered and we understand that this information may raise concern for others.

Q: 生殖医疗技术有限公司是什么关系. （RMTI）和犹他大学卫生保健社区实验室?

A. University of Utah Community Laboratory and RMTI began an affiliation in 1984 which ended when RMTI became defunct in 1998. 虽然这两个实验室是独立的法律实体, 大发娱乐现在了解到，除了同地办公之外, 实验室共享管理监督和人员. Understandably, to many patients they might well have appeared to be one entity. This overlap has made it difficult to piece together who had oversight of various activities, 谁是最终的责任人. 两家诊所均聘用了. 利.

问：犹他大学在这个问题上做了什么?

答：当这个问题第一次被提出时，大发娱乐立即采取了一些措施. First, we began looking for records associated with the case many of which are over two decades old. 其次，大发娱乐召集了一个顶级医疗专业人员的团队来审查它们. 第三, we retained an independent third-party medical ethicist to review the methodology used by the committee and its 发现 and recommendations.

问：这家诊所还在营业吗?

答：RMTI设施现已关闭. 该公司于1998年创始人去世后关闭. The University’s Community Laboratory also closed approximately ten years ago.

Q: Why did you choose a special committee and outside expert to review this case?

A: The information currently available raises challenging medical and ethical issues. 出于这个原因, we have assigned three physician leaders to review the facts and make 发现 and recommendations for moving forward. 大发娱乐聘请了一名外部医学伦理学家对方法进行审查, 发现, 并提出建议，以确保程序的完整性.

问：实验室标准有变化吗?

A: Our policies and protocols today are very different than what was in place in these two labs, 考虑到80年代和90年代初的行业标准. In the laboratories and clinics where we handle patient specimens and treat infertility and other conditions today, we maintain strict protocols regarding identification and tissue handling. We meet rigorous national accreditation standards and perform internal compliance audits and reviews. We no longer maintain a donor sperm bank and rely instead on national banks. In addition, all our employees undergo careful screening and criminal background checks.

问：在得知这一事件后，担心的患者应该做些什么?

答：大发娱乐的病人是大发娱乐的首要目标. We have created a hotline number for patients who have questions about their care: 801-587-5852. 此外，大发娱乐在网站上发布信息和更新. 患者也可以给大发娱乐发电子邮件 andrology@hsc.犹他州.edu.

问：你们如何让患者了解情况?

A: We have set up a hotline number for patients who have questions about their care. 这个数字是 801-587-5852. 此外，大发娱乐在网站上发布信息和更新 at www.communitylabfacts.org.

问：如果我担心并希望我的孩子接受检测，我是否需要他/她的同意?

是的. The University has contracted with the national laboratory TestMe DNA to conduct this testing on our behalf. 有关该公司的信息可在http://testmedna网站上获得.com. 该实验室不属于犹他大学，也不隶属于犹他大学. Our contract with the laboratory requires that any paternity testing of individuals over 18 years of age be done with full consent of those being tested. We believe this requirement is appropriate and meets the important ethical responsibility we have to our patients.

问：我是用匿名精子受孕的. 我想知道捐精者的信息. 我从哪里可以得到这个?

A: Sperm donors donate under the expectation of maintaining their anonymity, which limits any information available sperm banks can disclose about them. Sperm banks typically provide profiles about the sperm donor during the selection process, but this would be the only information available regarding the sperm donor and his identity.

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