The birth of the first twins from frozen embryos in thirty years

Existing, the duo welcomed the birth of twins 30 years after the embryos were frozen. This period is the longest with regard to the birth of a live child from a frozen embryo, according to what was confirmed by the National Center for Embryo Donation.

On October 31, Lydia and Timothy were born from embryos frozen 30 years ago in the US state of Oregon. "CNN". Lydia was born weighing approximately 2.5 kilos, while Timothy weighed 2.8 kilos.

Molly Gibson, who was born from an embryo that was frozen 27 years ago, took the record from her sister Emma, ​​who was born from a fetus that was frozen for 24 years.

“There is something mind-boggling about it,” said Phillip Ridgway, Rachel's husband, as they cradled their newborn twins. I was five years old when Lydia and Timothy were frozen as fetuses, and God preserved their lives for that long.”

In other words, Lydia and Timothy are our oldest children in theory, but they are our youngest children in reality.

This new experience is on this family that has 4 other children, ages 8, 6, 3, and XNUMX years old, and they were all conceived naturally.

In the details, the embryos were made for an unknown couple by in vitro fertilization through a 50-year-old man and using the eggs of a 34-year-old donor. The embryos were frozen on April 22, 1992.