THE Trowbridge woman fighting to save the frozen embryos that are her last chance to have a baby faces a nail-biting wait to find out if she has succeeded.

Natallie Evans put her case before the Court of Appeal this week but judgement on the case has been reserved for at least a month.

Her solicitor Muiris Lyons said: "Natallie is delighted to have had the opportunity to appeal against the High Court decision that her frozen embryos should be destroyed.

"We hope the Court of Appeal will agree that Natallie should be allowed to use her embryos to try for the baby that she has always dreamed of."

During the two-day hearing the Court of Appeal heard all the legal arguments and has reserved judgement, which will not be delivered until after the end of April at the earliest.

The High Court ruled in October that the six embryos created by Miss Evans and her former fianc, Howard Johnston, must be destroyed.

The embryos were created after Miss Evans underwent lifesaving treatment for ovarian cancer, which left her infertile.

The couple split up in 2002 after three years together and Mr Johnston withdrew his consent for the embryos to be used.

Miss Evans' legal team is arguing that, under European human rights legislation, the embryos have a right to life and it is too late for Mr Johnston to withdraw permission for their use.