It's possible CNN got it wrong and they did IUI (turkey baster) rather than IVF (test tube). But if that's case, it's still medical malpractice, because when you use the drugs, you're supposed to monitor closely to see how many eggs are ripening. (There's a *reason* that when I start counting how many transvaginal ultrasounds I've had, I lose track somewhere around 50...)
I have a friend who got triplets using that method and the doctor felt *terrible* about making the wrong judgment call. But letting the mother go ahead with it when she had enough ripening eggs to make *eight* babies? The doctor has to have the brains of a flea to not have noticed that.
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Date: 2009-01-31 04:30 am (UTC)I have a friend who got triplets using that method and the doctor felt *terrible* about making the wrong judgment call. But letting the mother go ahead with it when she had enough ripening eggs to make *eight* babies? The doctor has to have the brains of a flea to not have noticed that.