DNA Test Exposes Duke Fertility Deception

After years of dangerous blood clots, Summer McKesson learned she has Marfan syndrome and a genetic clotting disorder. Seeking answers through 23andMe, she discovered seven half‑siblings and evidence that Duke University physician Dr. Charles Peete secretly used his own sperm in fertility treatments decades ago, fathering at least 12 children. Families described shock and anger; Peete died in 2013. Duke called the actions unacceptable and said they could not occur today. With limited legal recourse and North Carolina lacking a fertility‑fraud law, McKesson urges potential siblings to get tested and share medical histories.

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