He had ovarian cancer, he had frozen embryos but, by mistake, he had lost the only chance of being a mother

March 5, 2019

The tragic event occurred in the United States. In this country, 7,300 women per year perform this procedure to fulfill the dream of becoming a mother.

The Fertility Center of University Hospitals, near Cleveland, Ohio, suffered a failure in the freezing of eggs and embryos. That was the main reason why the woman lost 10 eggs and four embryos, which have been stored for badisted reproduction.

The The nitrogen tank malfunctioned in March 2018. Although all the women complained, the case of Katelynn Gurbach was different because she had also lost the only hope of conceiving.

the 23 years old, he was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. For this reason, before undergoing surgery for the removal of these organs, she wanted to keep eggs that would allow her to be a mother once the disease is under control.

After hearing about the accident at the clinic, he posted on his social networks: "The unthinkable, the unimaginable, the unbelievable have arrived. My worst fears and my deepest nightmares have come true"

Her mother died of bad cancer at the age of 13 and that is the main reason she dreamed of being a mother. "It broke my heart, I was devastated," he told an American media outlet. "In this tank of liquid nitrogen, there were a lot of hopes and dreams"He added.

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Immediately, the materials were transferred to other facilities. However, nearly 4,000 embryos or ova were lost. In the case of Gurbach, the loss was total.

The institution said: "We are very sorry that this has happened and we want to do everything in our power to help our patients during this difficult time."