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Greek IVF Law Challenged After 22-Year-Old Embryo Birth

By Drooid · Sep 11, 2026, 11:38 PM UTC · How we work

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Cristina Rapti-Tzelepi and Constantinos Raptis welcomed a daughter, Georgia, using a 22-year-old frozen embryo.
The embryo was cryopreserved on March 17, 2004 and thawed for IVF in December 2025.
The newborn weighed 3.49 kg (7 lb 11 oz) at birth in Athens.
Rapti-Tzelepi faced Greece’s 54-year IVF age limit, leaving a 2½-month window.
Gynecologist Dr. Kostas Pantos said the strict law should be reviewed as Greece’s birth rate falls.

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Cristina Rapti-Tzelepi and Constantinos Raptis welcomed a daughter, Georgia, using a 22-year-old frozen embryo.
The embryo was cryopreserved on March 17, 2004 and thawed for IVF in December 2025.
The newborn weighed 3.49 kg (7 lb 11 oz) at birth in Athens.
Rapti-Tzelepi faced Greece’s 54-year IVF age limit, leaving a 2½-month window.
Gynecologist Dr. Kostas Pantos said the strict law should be reviewed as Greece’s birth rate falls.