a woman has the third triplet years later

live4today, RN · Jul 9, 2005

Amazing story! I'm glad the couples babies are all normal and doing well.

Celine Dion and her husband still have a frozen embryo (fraternal twin to their son that was born a few years ago) that she says one day they will go ahead and have implanted in her.

There's always a good side to what science can do, then there is the negative side where the fertility clinic docs are abusing the opportunity such as the cases mentioned in that article.

jeepgirl, LPN, NP · Jul 10, 2005

A story full of drama regarding the business of invitro fertilization...
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/07/05/MNGEQDJ4AE1.DTL&type=science

I thought that after 18-24 months that the embryos were unable to be used?

Seems fishy to me.

SmilingBluEyes · Jul 10, 2005

hmmm this is one odd story. that does seem a LONG time to cryo-preserve viable embryos, but I am not all that know-it-all in IVF and the in's and out's there.

SharonH, RN · Jul 10, 2005

What a creepy story. They've possibly 4 biological children out there in the world they know nothing about and they lugged this one around as a frozen embryo for 13 years. I hope this industry is regulated soon, these types of stories make me uncomfortable.

SmilingBluEyes · Jul 10, 2005

Me too Sharon. Very uncomfortable.

Editorial Team / Admin · Jul 10, 2005

I thought that after 18-24 months that the embryos were unable to be used?
Seems fishy to me.

Embryo are frozen at appox. 190 degrees C below zero. They can be maintained indefinitely at this temp. Studies have yet to conclude if the embryos are indeed viable and/or if they will produce a normal pregnancy when implanted years after freezing during the fertilization or blastocyst stage.

Many clinics have to deal with the issue of abandonment of these embryos and when to dispose of them. Some will destroy them after 5 years. And only a very small percentage of frozen embryos actually go to infertile couples.

heatherp · Jul 10, 2005

Wow, I haven't finished the article yet, but they live in the same town as me (and Deep Throat) LOL. I wonder why I hadn't heard about this before?

**RosesrReder, BSN, MSN, RN** · Jul 11, 2005

A story full of drama regarding the business of invitro fertilization...
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/07/05/MNGEQDJ4AE1.DTL&type=science

Uhm, I feel this is a super strange and creepy story. I am happy for the lady, but for some reason I can't quite accept it. Anyhow, I wish her the best of luck with her children. :)

Sis123 · Jul 11, 2005

Did anyone else make a special note of this:

"Beasley developed an allergic reaction to the drug Lupron, which is commonly given to fertility patients to control their ovulation cycles. She went into anaphylactic shock and nearly died. Her reaction led to a chronic condition marked by a heart arrhythmia, breathing irregularities and a hypersensitivity to light and sounds.

The single injection had made the formerly athletic mother of three very sick. It took her seven years, including one year on bed rest, to reach the point where she was well enough to try getting pregnant again. Even today, she tires easily.

"We didn't know for many years whether we would be able to go through with this," she says. "It's one of the reasons this is so huge for me."

??????

Lupron users beware!

sbic56, BSN, RN · Jul 11, 2005

Errr.... hippa maybe?

With all the personal info this lady divulged to the media, I doubt heatherp needs to worry about confidentiality! True, though, we do need to be careful how we mention stuff on here.

P_RN, ADN, RN · Jul 12, 2005

I do feel that this was too much inforamtion. Even if the Lady stood on the capital steps and shouted it out, that still is a violation to me. Be very, very careful This board is the BIGGEST Nursing board in the world. Google loves us and you will find allnurses.com at the number 1 or 2 spot for any nursing search.