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Fertility Glossary

Adverse event reporting

How mistakes and safety incidents must be reported.

Regulation

Clinics are required to report serious incidents and to be open with patients when something goes wrong. Recent Australian embryo and sample errors prompted the national review of regulation. If you are concerned about your care, you can raise it with the clinic, your state health complaints commissioner, or Ahpra.

Also known as: clinic incident, open disclosure, complaint about a clinic

Sources

  • Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care (safetyandquality.gov.au)
  • Rapid Review of Assisted Reproductive Technology and In Vitro Fertilisation Regulation and Accreditation in Australia, Department of Health, Disability and Ageing (health.gov.au)

Last reviewed: 10 September 2026. Written by the Antega Editorial Team. General information only โ€” always follow the advice of your own clinic, doctor or pharmacist.

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