Mother at 43: Baby Born from Ovarian Tissue Frozen at 19 Following Cancer Diagnosis
Mother at 43: Baby Born from Ovarian Tissue Frozen at 19 Following Cancer Diagnosis Cassandra Bacon from the UK had her ovarian tissue preserved at the age of 17—before undergoing treatment for Hodgkin lymphoma —and had it transplanted two decades later. Following the tissue transplant, her menstrual cycle returned, and she became pregnant after three rounds of IVF . In September 2026, Bacon gave birth to her son, Landon; he is reported to be the first baby in the world born following such a transplant. When Cassandra Bacon was 17, she was diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma, a type of blood cancer. The cancer was brought under control after the first round of chemotherapy, but it returned less than a year later—this time, the cancer was even more severe. For a teenager battling a serious illness like cancer, the primary challenge at that time was simply saving her life. Doctors advised that a more intensive course of chemotherapy needed to begin immediately; there was no room for d...