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Embryo Adoption and Freezing

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Dr. Richa SharmaIVF Specialist • 21 Years Exp.MD - Obstetrtics & Gynaecology, MBBS, FNB Reproductive Medicine, MRCOG
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This is the success story of adopting an embryo which was frozen for 24 years.

Its no Less than a miracle but it also proves that THERE IS ALWAYS A HOPE 

What we consider end may be a begining

Here via this platform we are sharing success story with our readers

The baby that was conceived just 18 months after its mother: Woman, 26, gives birth to baby girl from a donated embryo that was frozen for 24 YEARS - the longest ever Emma Wren, born on November 25 this year, was conceived in 1992 Her adoptive mother Tina Gibson, 26, was conceived in 1991 Tina married her husband Benjamin when she was 19 and he was 26 because he has cystic fibrosis (CF), a fatal disease with a life expectancy in the 30s Fertility is often an issue with CF so they decided they would adopt, and they fostered several children to prepare for itThen they heard they could adopt an embryo and have a pregnancy experience

The embryo was cryopreserved until March this year, making it 24 years frozen It is the longest time an embryo has been frozen, after one in Virginia which was frozen for 19 years and a few months Experts say this successful birth 'suggests the shelf life of an embryo could be infinite'  

HOW DOES EMBRYO DONATION WORK?

  •  Couples who go through IVF tend to have extra embryos leftover, which are frozen and stored for later use. Eventually, when families decide they don't want any more children, they have to decide what to do with the leftover frozen embryos.
  • IVF couples have a few options for their left over embryos:-
  • donate the embryos to research 
  • thaw them and let them die
  • keep them frozen donate them to a couple who can't conceive
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