Single Woman, 38, Claims IVF Mixup Caused Her to Give Birth to Another Couple’s Baby: Lawsuit

Mar. 15, 2025

Krystena Murray and the child she gave birth to.Photo:Peiffer Wolf Carr Kane Conway & Wise

Peiffer Wolf Carr Kane Conway & Wise

A woman is suing after an alleged IVF mixup resulted her in carrying and giving birth to another couple’s biological child.

According to the complaint, Murray, a single woman from Savannah, Ga., turned to Coastal Fertility for help becoming pregnant using a sperm donor she requested.

In May 2023, Coastal Fertility allegedly transferred an embryo to Murray, who became pregnant — but according to the complaint, what she didn’t know at the time was that the embryo allegedly belonged to another couple who were also using Coastal Fertility.

Although “none of this changed how much Murray “loved her child,” she still wanted answers — and after getting results from an at-home DNA test in January 2024, she had her lawyer contact the clinic in February.

She claimed in the complaint that in March 2024, Coastal Fertility “surmised” that it had transferred an embryo to her that belonged to another couple whom she did not know, according to the complaint.

In a statement, Coastal Fertility Specialists described what happened to Murray as an “isolated incident” in its 15-year history with “no further patients affected.”

Coastal Fertility Specialists did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.

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Speaking with reporters at a press conference to announce the lawsuit, Murray said thatone of the reasons why she came forward with the suit is so that others don’t have to experience what she went through.

“Hopefully there will be more regulations and better policy and procedure at clinics and safety checks and hard stops that can prevent errors like this happening in the future,” she said.

“This is not the first IVF mixup case that I’ve handled, and sadly, it will not be the last,” added Murray’s attorney, Adam Wolf. “Until IVF clinics are subject to real regulations, reporting requirements and mandatory certification programs for lab staff, these types of errors will continue to occur.”

Murray also told reporters that she has no desire to go through IVF again, but still hopes to become a parent.

“I’ll be 39 soon,” she said. “I’m hoping to continue my journey to be a mom in the next year or two.”

source: people.com