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... > social science subjects > criminology and criminal justice > criminology > white-collar and corporate crime > medical and health care fraud > fertility fraud

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fertility fraud  

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  • Fertility fraud refers to instances where doctors and other medical professionals exploit opportunities that arise when people use assisted reproductive technology (ART) to address fertility issues. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) defines ART as any process in which human eggs are removed from ovaries and combined with sperm in order to facilitate a pregnancy. [Source: Encyclopedia of White-Collar and Corporate Crime; Fertility Fraud]

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