Were the McCaughey Septuplets Born via IVF?
Even though IVF is the most common type of fertility treatment for women who have trouble conceiving on their own, the McCaughey septuplets were not born via IFV. They were the result of Bobbi McCaughey being born with a malfunctioning pituitary gland that produced too little follicle stimulating hormone. After more than a year of trying to conceive her second child, Bobbi’s doctors prescribed her Metrodin, a powerful fertility drug that is rich is stimulating follicle hormone.
Bobbi McCaughey and babies. Source: travelfuntu.com
What happened next was somewhat unclear and puzzled the doctors. It seems that Bobbi’s ovaries overreacted to the drug and she became pregnant on the first try. When the first six-weeks ultrasound was taken, it showed no less than seven fetuses.