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IVF patients ignore data, keep hoping for twins

Dr. Thomas Toth has helped boost the rate of single-embryo transfers at Massachusetts General Hospital to 25 percent. Dr. Thomas Toth has helped boost the rate of single-embryo transfers at Massachusetts General Hospital to 25 percent.
By Catherine Elton
Globe Correspondent / March 26, 2007

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It's long been the Catch-22 of in-vitro fertilization: The chances of a successful pregnancy increase with the number of embryos implanted, but so does the likelihood of multiple pregnancies, which are riskier for both mother and offspring. (Full article: 892 words)

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