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A second fertility clinic has reported a liquid nitrogen cooling system failure:
A San Francisco fertility clinic says that a problem with the liquid nitrogen in one of its storage tanks may have damaged thousands of frozen eggs and embryos, triggering calls and letters to more than 400 concerned patients of the Pacific Fertility Center.
The nitrogen level in one tank fell very low, according to Dr. Carl Herbert, the fertility clinic's president. Herbert told ABC News that an "emergency filling" immediately took place, and that the tank's contents were then transferred to a fully functioning tank.
The problem struck on March 4 — the same day that a similar cryogenic tank failure was reported in Cleveland, where the University Hospital Fertility Clinic is investigating "an unexpected temperature fluctuation" that jeopardized its tissue storage bank, where liquid nitrogen preserves eggs and embryos. That incident reportedly affected some 700 patients.
One failure: accident. Two failures...?
- How cryostorage is supposed to protect embryos like those possibly damaged at 2 fertility clinics
- Proposed class action lawsuit filed against UH for egg, embryo freezer malfunction
Previously: Freezer Malfunction May Have Damaged Up to 2,000 Frozen Eggs and Embryos
(Score: 3, Insightful) by PartTimeZombie on Wednesday March 14 2018, @01:13AM (1 child)
I'm glad you're not too bad, other than the minor issues you're facing.
I hope you don't get too enamored of the cashier, as she has a boyfriend, and might not take kindly to other suitors.
The girlfriend situation can be difficult, especially if you've never actually met. You might like to take heed of what your friends say, as they will have your best interests at heart.
I look forward to seeing more of your posts on Soylent.
All the best.
(Score: 2) by MichaelDavidCrawford on Wednesday March 14 2018, @09:33AM
This evening I had a long Facebook Messenger chat with B.
For all the lengthy chat sessions we've had, we have both been avoiding any mention of the elephant under the coffee table.
She's heavily into posting Heart emoji's and Heart GIFs all over my FB wall. Here's one:
http://www.warplife.com/art/Teddy-Hearts.png [warplife.com]
So for the last little while I've been sprinkling Heart emoji and Heart GIFs all over _her_ wall.
I finally came to feel that while the following was quite risky, that it had to be done or neither of us would be happy:
Right about here I was experiencing tachycardia. My mother and her twin sister both have pacemakers, and both take cardiac medicine. When my Tick expires quite likely the first symptom will be my own sudden death.
I later said "I love you". Quite a long time passed with no response of any sort. I puzzled over whether the Golden Gate Bridge was the right choice. As a known wingnut I'm not permitted to purchase firearms.
Finally: "I love you too".
There's more but I have the idea that by staying up all night I can get some quality time in on my side project.
Yes I Have No Bananas. [gofundme.com]