Freeze method brings fertility hope

Couples in Ireland unable to have babies naturally have been given fresh hope following the first birth here through a pioneering assisted reproduction technique that increases the chances of expectant mothers.

In the current edition of the Irish Medical Journal, the Human Assisted Reproduction Ireland unit at the Rotunda Hospital reported the first delivery of a healthy child through the assistance of the new technique, which is called vitrification.

According to Edgar Mocanu, consultant gynaecologist and lead clinician at HARI, there is much cause to celebrate the birth of the baby boy through vitrification.