Greek couple defies age limits to welcome daughter from 22-year-old embryo
A Greek couple has welcomed a daughter born from an embryo frozen for 22 years, a procedure completed just before the mother reached the national age limit for in vitro fertilization. Cristina Rapti-Tzelepi, 54, and her husband Constantinos Raptis, 60, gave birth to a girl named Georgia in Athens after losing their 21-year-old son in a road crash. The birth occurred within a narrow two-and-a-half-month window before Greek law barred Rapti-Tzelepi from undergoing further IVF procedures. The case has prompted calls to review strict age restrictions in the country, which faces a declining birth rate.
