Illegal egg harvesting allegations put Nepal’s IVF sector under scrutiny

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s growing in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) sector has come under renewed scrutiny following allegations that a 17-year-old girl was illegally recruited to donate her eggs, exposing concerns over weak regulation and unethical practices in reproductive health services.

The latest case involves Dr Nutan Sharma, a gynaecologist and obstetrician at B&B Hospital in Gwarko, Lalitpur, who […] ...