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And Baby Makes ... Too Many?

Docs want to cut number of multiple births from fertility treatment

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 19, 2008 12:01 PM CST

(Newser) – Fertility doctors are beginning to wonder whether they're too successful. With in vitro fertilization prompting a 70% increase in the rate of multiple births since 1980, some are espousing a switch to single-embryo transfer. The procedure lowers the success rate but also lowers the rate...   Read full story »

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