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'Like a sci-fi movie': US baby born from 30-year-old frozen embryo breaks record


It is believed to be longest that an embryo has been frozen before resulting in a successful live birth.

A baby boy has been born to an Ohio couple from an embryo that was frozen for more than 30 years, reportedly setting a new world record. Ms Archerd's preference was for a married Caucasian, Christian couple living in the US, as she didn't want to "go out of the country", she told MIT Technology Review. The IVF clinic in Tennessee at which the couple underwent the procedure, Rejoice Fertility, said its aim was to transfer any embryo it received, no matter the age or conditions.

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