In Houston, Texas, Nicole Alarcon and Agustin Alarcon, along with their legal team, held a press conference addressing serious allegations against a local fertility clinic. The couple is one of five pairs filing a lawsuit claiming that Aspire Houston Fertility Institute knowingly implanted dead or damaged embryos during in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures.
The Alarcons recounted their distressing journey through IVF, revealing that after three unsuccessful attempts at conceiving, they received an alarming call from their doctor. They learned that the embryos used in their treatments had been compromised earlier in the year and that the clinic proceeded with the transfers despite this knowledge. The couple cites Aspire’s failure to notify patients about the lab’s issues for several months, which they believe led to unnecessary emotional distress.
The lawsuit claims the lab failure occurred around February or March and was attributed to issues with contaminated or defective freeze medium, a specialized solution critical for preserving embryos. The Alarcons faced heartbreaking losses over three IVF cycles in March, April, and June, resulting in two unsuccessful transfers and one miscarriage.