This story may inspire hope for many couples who want to have children.
A 41-year-old Israeli woman gave birth to a healthy baby, 18 years after the fertilized egg had been frozen, according to the daily Yediot Achronot.
The woman had several frozen embryos in 1993 as part of an infertility treatment. Surprisingly, she became pregnant naturally in the following weeks, abandoned the treatment, and went on to give birth to two daughters, now 16 and 14.
Last year, the woman still wanted more children, and the couple tried unsuccessfully to conceive. From a sample she had frozen 18 long years ago, the woman decided to make one more try, and at the age of 40 she became pregnant.