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What is selective reduction?
Selective reduction refers to the practice of aborting one or more fetuses in women who are expecting high-order multiples. Many doctors ask couples to consider this option if they are expecting triplets, quads, or upward following fertility treatment, or may even recommend it. High multiple pregnancies carry a lot of risks for mothers, and also [...]
Indian woman has triplets after IVF – at 66!
It is not the first time that Indian fertility treatments have reached the news, in countries all over the world. Do you remember the couple that was so desperate for a son that they went in for IVF at the ripe old age of 70? The same fertility clinic who treated this woman, Rajo Devi [...]
Norway Tripling the Birth of Triplets in Last 40 Years. Is Clomid the Cause?
The numbers are amazing: there are about twice as many sets of triplets born in Norway every year if compared to the numbers from 1960’s. I can hear you, you say it is because of ART… well, it is not – these statistics exclude babies that were conceived with assisted reproductive technology. However, Dr. A. [...]
