Fertility doctor delivers himself an [pounds]8 million profit in IVF boom ; Clinics make fortune as patients pay up to [pounds]20,000 for treatment

From: Evening Standard - London | Date: May 13, 2008| Author: SOPHIE GOODCHILD, SRI CARMICHAEL | Copyright information

LONDON'S most high-profile fertility doctor made [pounds]8 million in one year, an Evening Standard investigation has found.

Mohamed Taranissi's private IVF practice has quadrupled its profits in just six years.

His company made a pre-tax profit of almost [pounds]8 million based on charging [pounds]2,500 for a basic single IVF treatment and had [pounds]20 million in the bank, according to its most recent accounts.

Our investigation found evidence of how fertility doctor...

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