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  2. Twin and triplet births are on the decline. Here's how it ...

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    In 2004, of the people younger than 35 who gave birth with the help of IVF, 32.7% delivered twins, and 4.9% delivered triplets, according to doctors at the Washington University School of Medicine ...

  3. Superfecundation - Wikipedia

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    Ovulation is normally suspended during pregnancy to prevent further ova becoming fertilized and to help increase the chances of a full-term pregnancy. However, if an ovum is atypically released after the female was already impregnated when previously ovulating, a chance of a second pregnancy occurs, albeit at a different stage of development.

  4. Pregnancy rate - Wikipedia

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    Pregnancy rate is the success rate for getting pregnant.It is the percentage of all attempts that leads to pregnancy, with attempts generally referring to menstrual cycles where insemination or any artificial equivalent is used, which may be simple artificial insemination (AI) or AI with additional in vitro fertilization (IVF).

  5. Multiple birth - Wikipedia

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    Per each female egg, IVF currently has a 60–70% chance of conceiving. Fertilization is made possible by administering a fertility drug to the eggs or by directly injecting semen into the eggs. [32] There is an increased chance for women over the age of 35 to have multiple births. [31] IVF is a common genetic and ethical topic.

  6. Partner-assisted reproduction - Wikipedia

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    Reciprocal IVF differs from standard IVF in that two partners are involved: the eggs are taken from one partner, and the other partner carries the pregnancy. [1] In this way, the process is mechanically identical to IVF with egg donation. [2] [3] Reciprocal IVF offers the highest chance for pregnancy and a lower chance of a multiple births.

  7. Fertility testing - Wikipedia

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    A variety of hormones can be tested at different times in the menstrual cycle to determine the likelihood of different responses to stimulation for In vitro fertilization (IVF). Pregnancy rates in ovulation induction when using antiestrogens, as functions of the size of the leading follicle as measured by transvaginal ultrasonography at days 11 ...

  8. List of multiple births - Wikipedia

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    Twins and triplets are sufficiently common to have their own separate articles. With the use of reproductive technology such as fertility drugs and in vitro fertilization (IVF) such births have become increasingly common. This list contains only multiple births which have some claim to notability, such as being the first recorded in a country ...

  9. Gravidity and parity - Wikipedia

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    For example, a pregnant female who carried one pregnancy to term with a surviving infant; carried one pregnancy to 35 weeks with surviving twins; carried one pregnancy to 9 weeks as an ectopic (tubal) pregnancy; and has three living children would have a TPAL annotation of T1, P1, A1, L3. This could also be written as 1-1-1-3.