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They are indeed twins yet … born two years apart. How is this possible ? Small Isaac and Olivier Best, Leicester (United Kingdom) are made from the same batch of embryos conceived during an in vitro fertilization (IVF).

After the birth of Olivier born in March 2014, the parents decided to freeze the remaining embryos. Until a new IVF in the summer of 2015, which allowed the birth of Isaac

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Rachael, 35, and her husband Richard, 49, had tried to have a child naturally for four years before opting for this technique. “It’s a little surreal,” admits the mother, entrusting the Daily Mail she calls her son two “big sister” and “little sister”.

if the situation seems unusual, it does not surprise Professor Samir Hamamah, specializing in in vitro fertilization, quoted by Why Doctor . “When we performed in vitro fertilization, it has six embryos. One of them is implanted in the uterus of the mother. The others, if they are of suitable quality can be frozen and stored for five years for subsequent fertilization. “



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