Child Conceived In 1992 Makes Records As The Longest-Frozen Embryo To Be Born

Little Molly Everette Gibson is just over a month old today, but her sᴛᴏʀʏ started almost ᴛʜʀᴇᴇ ᴅᴇᴄᴀᴅᴇs ᴀɢᴏ when her ᴇᴍʙʀʏᴏ was Fʀᴏᴢᴇɴ back on October 14,1992.

Molly Everette Gibson was born on October 26 to her mom Tina Gibson, who was ᴏɴʟʏ ᴏɴᴇ year old when her daughter’s ᴇᴍʙʀʏᴏ was Fʀᴏᴢᴇɴ back ɪɴ 1992. The ᴇᴍʙʀʏᴏ was ᴛʜᴀᴡᴇᴅ in February and ᴛʀᴀɴsFᴇʀʀᴇᴅ to her mom’s ᴜᴛᴇʀᴜs, marking the ʟᴏɴɢᴇsᴛ ᴛɪᴍᴇ on ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅ an ᴇᴍʙʀʏᴏ has been Fʀᴏᴢᴇɴ before a sᴜᴄᴄᴇssFᴜʟ ʙɪʀᴛʜ. Tina and her husband Ben had decided to ᴀᴅᴏᴘᴛ Fʀᴏᴢᴇɴ ᴇᴍʙʀʏᴏs after they sᴛʀᴜɢɢʟᴇᴅ to ᴄᴏɴᴄᴇɪᴠᴇ on their own. Ben has ᴄʏsᴛɪᴄ Fɪʙʀᴏsɪs, which can ᴄᴀᴜsᴇ ɪɴFᴇʀᴛɪʟɪᴛʏ in ᴍᴇɴ, so exploring other ᴀᴠᴇɴᴜᴇs to ᴘᴀʀᴇɴᴛʜᴏᴏᴅ seemed like a good option. The couple had wanted a ᴛʀᴀᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ ᴀᴅᴏᴘᴛɪᴏɴ, but changed their mind after Tina’s parents sᴜɢɢᴇsᴛᴇᴅ ᴇᴍʙʀʏᴏ ᴀᴅᴏᴘᴛɪᴏɴ. The ᴇᴍʙʀʏᴏs ᴏF ʙᴏᴛʜ siblings. Yes, Molly and Emma are full ɢᴇɴᴇᴛɪᴄ sɪʙʟɪɴɢs had been ᴅᴏɴᴀᴛᴇᴅ by an ᴀɴᴏɴʏᴍᴏᴜs couple to the Nᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ Eᴍʙʀʏᴏ Dᴏɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ Cᴇɴᴛᴇʀ (ⓃⒺⒹⒸ) ɪɴ Kɴᴏxᴠɪʟʟᴇ, which stores ᴜɴᴜsᴇᴅ ᴇᴍʙʀʏᴏs ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ by ɪɴ ᴠɪᴛʀᴏ Fᴇʀᴛɪʟɪᴢᴀᴛɪᴏɴ that would ᴏᴛʜᴇʀᴡɪsᴇ ʙᴇ ᴅɪsᴄᴀʀᴅᴇᴅ.

Molly’s ᴇᴍʙʀʏᴏ was ᴛʜᴀᴡᴇᴅ by Cᴀʀᴏʟ SᴏᴍᴍᴇʀFᴇʟᴛ, ᴇᴍʙʀʏᴏʟᴏɢɪsᴛ and ʟᴀʙ ᴅɪʀᴇᴄᴛᴏʀ ᴀᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ⓃⒺⒹⒸ, on February 10, 2020. This is why the ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅ stands at 27 years of being Fʀᴏᴢᴇɴ even though it had been 28 years by the time she ᴡᴀs ʙᴏʀɴ. She ᴛʀᴀɴsFᴇʀʀᴇᴅ the ᴇᴍʙʀʏᴏ to Tina’s ᴜᴛᴇʀᴜs a few days later. Molly grew to full term and was born on October 26, becoming the ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴀᴅᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ to the Gɪʙsᴏɴ ᴄʟᴀɴ. Baby entered the world weighing a healthy 6 pounds 13 ounces in October to join mom Tina, dad Ben and sister Emma. Until Molly’s birth, her three year old sister Emma was the ᴘʀᴇᴠɪᴏᴜs ʀᴇᴄᴏʀᴅ- ʜᴏʟᴅᴇʀ for the ʟᴏɴɢᴇsᴛ Fʀᴏᴢᴇɴ human ᴇᴍʙʀʏᴏ to result in a sᴜᴄᴄᴇssFᴜʟ ʙɪʀᴛʜ. Emma’s ᴇᴍʙʀʏᴏ was Fʀᴏᴢᴇɴ on the same day as her sister’s back ɪɴ 1992, about a ʏᴇᴀʀ ᴀɴᴅ ᴀ ʜᴀʟF after Tina was born, making the two girls full ɢᴇɴᴇᴛɪᴄ sɪʙʟɪɴɢs.

Her ᴇᴍʙʀʏᴏ was ᴛʜᴀᴡᴇᴅ in March 13 2017 and ᴛʀᴀɴsFᴇʀʀᴇᴅ into Tina’s ᴜᴛᴇʀᴜs two days later. Emma was born on November 25 that year weighing 6 pounds and 8 ounces. The Gibsons said at the time that they had been ᴜɴsᴜʀᴇ about ᴇᴍʙʀʏᴏ ᴅᴏɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ when Tina’s father first suggested it as an option to them. The couple said, after a while, they came around to the idea and visited the Nᴀᴛɪᴏɴᴀʟ Eᴍʙʀʏᴏ Dᴏɴᴀᴛɪᴏɴ Cᴇɴᴛᴇʀ ɪɴ Tᴇɴɴᴇssᴇᴇ. They looked through one-page profiles of ᴘʀᴏsᴘᴇᴄᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴅᴏɴᴏʀs before selecting their ᴘʀᴇFᴇʀʀᴇᴅ ᴄʜᴏɪᴄᴇ. Sommerfelt said the Fᴀᴄᴛ the two sisters have both been born sᴜᴄᴄᴇssFᴜʟʟʏ sʜᴏᴡs the ᴀᴅᴠᴀɴᴄᴇᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴏF ᴛᴇᴄʜɴᴏʟᴏɢʏ .