Greek woman has IVF birth from 22-year-old embryo after losing son

A 54-year-old Greek woman has given birth using an embryo that was frozen for 22 years. The procedure follows the tragic loss of her son, who had been born from the exact same fertility treatment years prior.

The mother's age of 54 marks the maximum age legally permitted for in vitro fertilization in Greece. Both reports highlight the extraordinary duration of the embryo's cryopreservation and the personal background of the mother replacing a lost child with a sibling from the same batch.