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A couple\u00a0gave birth to twins, thinking they were theirs, only to later discover that there was an IVF mix-up and the woman had been implanted with\u00a0two other women\u2019s babies.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Asian American couple, from Queens in New York, were forced to give up their babies after the mistake was discovered, a lawsuit claims.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The couple,\u00a0named in court documents only as A.P. and Y.Z., realised something could be wrong when they were told they were carrying two boys instead of the girls they had been expecting. However, they were told there\u2019s a possibility there had\u00a0been a mistake on the sonogram.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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However, the couple realised\u00a0they had been implanted with the wrong embryos when they gave birth to twin boys who were a different race on March 30. Tests showed the babies were not genetically related to the couple, or to each other.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Asian American couple were desperate to have a child that they had spent over $100,000 on doctors\u2019 fees, medication, lab expenses and travel costs, according to the New York Post. But their dreams were shattered and\u00a0they had to give up both children after discovering they aren\u2019t biologically theirs.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It was later discovered that a\u00a0couple from California\u00a0were the biological parents of one of the boys.\u00a0 Anni and Ashot Manukyan, from Glendale, had to fight a custody battle to be able to take their son from the Asian American couple who bore the child, by which time he was already six weeks old.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Anni and Ashot Manukyan\u00a0are also suing Los Angeles CHA Fertility Center over the error. Anni Manukyan told a press conference: \u201cWho wants to meet their child in the lobby of a hotel? It was heartbreaking. It was terrible.\u201d<\/p>\n

Their lawyer Adam Wolf said the case was \u201cone of the worst embryo-related tragedies in US history.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Anni said she found out she had also been implanted with an embryo from an unknown woman, but it did not result in pregnancy. She said: \u201cCHA robbed me of my ability to carry my own child, my baby boy, and be with him in the first moments of his life.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

The couple implanted with the wrong embryo said\u00a0the experience has left them with \u201cpermanent emotional injuries from which they will not recover,\u201d Metro UK reports. The parents of the second twin have not come forward publicly.<\/p>\n

So far, the clinic has not yet commented on the case.<\/p>\n

Source: Metro uk<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n