The “oldest” babies in the world are born: they were frozen for 30 years

It was recently revealed that Rachel Ridgway from Portland, Oregon, gave birth on October 31st. older children the world because they were frozen like embryos 30 years.

almost 30 years ago Lydia Ann and Timothy Ronald They were conceived in a fertility clinic. A few hours later they were frozen.

According to the National Embryo Donor Center (NEDC), Lydia and Timothy Ridgway were born from what could have been long-lived frozen embryos which led to rebirth.

“This is about new entry transfer of the longest frozen embryo that resulted in a birth,” said Mark Mellinger, Director of Marketing and Development for NEDC.

The previous two records were also set by NEDC, making it easier to transfer embryo 24 years and after another 27 another foster mother in the past five years.

These babies are created during the IVF process, when an egg from the mother and sperm from the father fuse outside the womb. The fertilized egg begins to dividecultured for two to five days and then transferred to the mother’s uterus.

History of frozen embryos

According to NEDC, embryos were created for marriage anonymously by in vitro fertilization. The husband was in his 50s and they used a 34 year old egg donor. They froze on April 22, 1992.

around the time 30 years left to store in liquid nitrogen at nearly 200 degrees below zero to keep them frozen so they can be used years later.

Timothy and Lydia lived for 15 years waiting at the fertility clinic from the West Coast, and then 15 more are stored at the Southeast Fertility Laboratory, a medical clinic affiliated with NEDC.

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