Twins born from 12-year-old frozen embryos

An Israeli women has given birth to healthy twins from 12-year-old frozen embryos, the world’s longest period of freezing before a successful pregnancy, her fertility doctor revealed today.

The boy and girl were born nine months ago to a Jerusalem couple that had first used in vitro fertilisation in 1990, when 12 embryos were deep frozen, said Dr Ariel Revel of Jerusalem’s Hadassah hospital.