Baby born 22 years after father's sperm was frozen

• NeverSayGoodBye

  25 Jul 10, 15:19

  (Newser) – A North Carolina man had his sperm frozen when he was 16, before leukemia treatment rendered him sterile. A record 22 years later, Chris Biblis and his wife conceived a daughter—and now she’s been born healthy, the Times of London reports. “From my life being saved to being able to create a life, words just can’t describe where we are now,” Biblis said.

  The sperm was kept for 22 years in liquid nitrogen. After it thawed, 35% of the cells appeared potent. Doctors injected them into 10 eggs; seven were fertilized and a batch were put into storage in case the family wants more children. “We had every reason to expect a perfect baby but are thrilled nonetheless,” said a doctor. The previous such record was 21 years.

  
  
  

  
  
• dangerboi

  25 Jul 10, 15:22

  

  congrats

• -StarDust-

  25 Jul 10, 21:03

  Congrats

• Arapahoe

  25 Jul 10, 21:48

  hmmm.

  i didn't quite get the batch storage.....of what? Eggs?

• Bus&Soccer l0v3r (VO3x 1)

  25 Jul 10, 21:51

  gratz

• jgho83

  26 Jul 10, 06:52

  can i say the baby "did a time travel 22 yrs into the future"?

• Arapahoe

  26 Jul 10, 10:11

  Originally posted by jgho83:

  can i say the baby "did a time travel 22 yrs into the future"?

  The sperm did a 22 yrs time travelled.

  
  i don't think the storage was the fertilized egg. I thought once fertilized the membrance start dividing.  

   

• dukedracula

  26 Jul 10, 11:18

  if you go with the language, its the fertilised eggs that are being stored...

• Arapahoe

  26 Jul 10, 12:41

  Originally posted by dukedracula:

  if you go with the language, its the fertilised eggs that are being stored...

  yeah....and i wonder how do stablized the enviornment to keep fertilised eggs not dividing at the cell level? and still alive.  

   

• NeverSayGoodBye

  28 Jul 10, 01:21

  Originally posted by Arapahoe:

  yeah....and i wonder how do stablized the enviornment to keep fertilised eggs not dividing at the cell level? and still alive.  

   

  
  .....let me check with my Fertility Specialist first, will keep you posted.

• Arapahoe

  28 Jul 10, 07:34

  Yeah and when you are at it can you find out why  would you want to froze  fertilised eggs when the purposes is to have kids now. 

  Unless you are harvesting for future organ needs.

   

• NeverSayGoodBye

  29 Jul 10, 01:28

  Originally posted by Arapahoe:

  Yeah and when you are at it can you find out why  would you want to froze  fertilised eggs when the purposes is to have kids now. 

  Unless you are harvesting for future organ needs.

   

  .....the real reason is that the parents are not ready for a second child
   at the present moment