A couple in New York had been trying to achieve an unsuccessful pregnancy for years, until they went to a fertility clinic in Los Angeles to fulfill their dream of being parents. And they got it, but not the way they expected. A serious mistake has caused implanted two wrong embryos and that the woman gave birth to the babies of another couple.
Two girls were waiting, but instead two male babies were born, to whom they then had to yield to their respective biological parents.
Two girls were waiting and two boys were born
Asian-American parents say they spent more than 100 thousand dollars (more than 89 thousand euros) on in vitro fertilization services to achieve conceiving. They began treatment in early 2018, when sperm and ovules were collected from both, which resulted in five embryos, four of which were girls.
The first attempt was unsuccessful, but the second time, in September 2018, they achieved pregnancy. During one of the controls, the ultrasound determined that two children were waiting, which confused the couple, because there was only one male embryo that had not been transferred, according to the lawsuit.
In childbirth, which occurred in March, confusion increased when he discovered that two boys were born instead of girls and none were of Asian descent.
They decided then they initiated a judicial process against the clinic CHA Fertility, a luxury center in Los Angeles, which according to the couple was aware of the confusion and tried to hide it.
An "unimaginable setback"
According to the lawsuit, genetic tests confirmed that the two babies who gave birth belonged to two other different couples, which forced them to deliver the babies to their biological parents, who were also clients of the clinic. What is still unknown is what happened to the two embryos that should have implanted the woman.
The lawsuit, filed on July 1, appoints the co-owners of CHA Fertility Center, Dr. Joshua Berger and Simon Hong, as responsible for the "unimaginable setback." The plaintiffs claim that they suffered physical and emotional damage, and accuse them of medical malpractice, negligence and 14 other charges.
Unfortunately, it is not the first time that such a serious error has occurred in an in vitro reproduction process.
Already quite expensive and stressful it is for a couple to undergo an assisted reproduction treatment, with the uncertainties, fears, anxiety they face, as well as to add the serious circumstance that finally once achieved, the children they wanted so much did not Be your children.
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