Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Octuplets?


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I have this image of a lawn sprinkler, squirting out babies. Eight babies in under 10 minutes? That's like a magic trick. Or like the eggs from that lady's mouth in Airplane! I'm glad they're all OK, but there's something a little freaky about this. . .

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Birth of octuplets rattles fertility experts

Even as the birth of octuplets at Kaiser Permanente Bellflower Medical Center drew attention and applause from around the country, questions arose Tuesday about whether the mother's doctors did enough to prevent such a risky pregnancy.

The chances that the eight babies born Monday were conceived naturally are infinitesimal, infertility specialists and doctors in maternal-fetal medicine say. Today's reproductive experts have the tools and the know-how to avoid such high-risk pregnancies -- and often try desperately to do so. . .

Read more at: Los Angeles Times

4 comments:

  1. did u use fertility tretment or nt

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  2. Me? I'm probably plenty fertile, but being a gay man, am unlikely to give birth to octuplets. And if I did, I'd be an even bigger splash in the news!

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  3. Wow eight babies. They are going to be a handful! I don't know anyone with eight babies in 10 minutes. I mean I've seen alot of octuplets on account I am a doctor in San Antonio but never in 10 minutes. I am so happy for her. Good luck. The luck of the Irish is with you

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  4. wow!its really marvalous to hear that and this is a real eye opener !

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