A San Antonio couple alleges that an embryologist at a fertility clinic lost their only genetically normal male embryo moments before it was to be placed in the woman’s uterus, costing them the chance to have a son.
In a lawsuit against Houston-based Aspire Fertility Institute, Charlotte and Martino Ruiz say she was on the procedure table Nov. 21, 2024, when an embryologist accidentally pressed the syringe holding the embryo and expelled its contents. Staff searched the spilled fluid but could not recover the embryo, the suit says.
The couple says the embryo was the only genetically normal male embryo they obtained through four egg-retrieval attempts. They are seeking more than $1 million in damages, including for emotional distress and the loss of reproductive choices…