Twins were born a few days ago in Tennessee, USA, from two embryos frozen 30 years ago.
It probably is los frozen embryos for a longer time which results in a successful birth.
The embryos were stored at approx -128 ºC in liquid nitrogen from on April 22, 1992.
Rachel Ridgeway she adopted the frozen embryos and gave birth to the twins Lydia Ann and Timothy Ronald last October 31st. The father, Philip RidgewayHe said it was “amazing”.
The previous record holder was Molly Gibson, born in 2020 from an embryo frozen for nearly 27 years.
“The decision … to adopt these embryos should reassure patients who wonder if anyone would be willing to adopt the embryos they created 5, 10 or 20 years ago,” said John David Gordon, MD, who transferred the embryos . .
“That answer is a resounding yes!”
donated embryos
The embryos had been created for an anonymous married couple using in vitro fertilization. The man was in his 50s and allegedly went to a 34-year-old egg donor.
They were stored in a fertility lab on the West Coast of the United States until 2007, when they were donated to the National Embryo Donation Center (NEDC) in Knoxville, Tennessee for use by another couple.
Earlier this year, embryologists at partner clinic NEDC Southeastern Fertility thawed them and transferred them into the womb.
In a statement, the NEDC said it hoped for the news “encourage others to experience the blessings of embryo adoption for themselves.”
They are the first children the Ridgeways, who have four other children ranging in age from 1 to 8, have through IVF or donors.
“I was five years old when God gave life to Lydia and Timothy, and He has preserved those lives ever since,” Philip Ridgeway told CNN.
“In a way, they are our oldest and youngest children at the same time,” he reflected.
“There’s something extraordinary about that,” he said.
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