Overview

• Thaddeus Daniel Pierce was born on July 26 in Ohio from an embryo cryopreserved in May 1994, surpassing the previous 30-year record.
• Donor Linda Archerd placed her surplus embryos into Nightlight Christian Adoptions’ Snowflakes program in 2022 before one was matched with Lindsey and Tim Pierce.
• Dr. John Gordon at Rejoice Fertility Clinic performed the transfer, reflecting a growing focus on implanting long-stored embryos.
• Recipients Lindsey and Tim Pierce and donor Linda Archerd have exchanged photos and noted a striking resemblance between Thaddeus and his 30-year-old sister.
• The case underscores efforts to reduce global inventories of cryopreserved embryos, of which millions remain unused.