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So for the Octuplets story: In-vitro fertilization is pretty pricey and considering the financial situation of the family (bankruptcy) is it really

Posted by James Bond (aka Igor) (aka Igor) Jan 30 '09, 18:37

possible that she had in-vitro? No doubt there was some kind of medical assistance.. but in-vitro?

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Well, she does live at home. -- nm - Spawn Jan 30, 20:44
wait what? is there a link I need here? -- nm - the year of the ox loves mandy lane Jan 30, 18:57 1
- For the bankruptcy? Here is the link. The in-vitro stuff is just thoughts. -- (link) - James Bond (aka Igor) Jan 30, 18:58
the cynic in me is thinking they did it for the cash. and judging from the stories I've read, the extended family has cash. -- nm - conjunction junction Jan 30, 18:42 3
- I think the woman was just nuts and wanted more kids, a variation of Munchousens. As for the financial costs, Kaiser was one of the first HMO style.. - zeitgeist for dogs Jan 30, 19:05 1
  - A doctor seriously helped impregnate a single Mom with 6 kids with another 3/4 dozen? Insane. -- nm - TWuG Jan 30, 19:16
- *watches the hanging curveball drift slowly toward the plate* -- nm - ReluctantCynic Jan 30, 18:56
I think was "just" fertility drugs. -- nm - TWuG Jan 30, 18:42
The doctors at Kaiser Permanente would not specify if she had in-vitro, or took fertility drugs. -- nm - Diva Jan 30, 18:41 8
- Oh wow. Kaiser? It all makes sense now. They diagnosed my Dad with depression for 2 years while he had for blocked arteries. - Redmond has a particular set of skills Jan 30, 18:49 4
  - for = four -- nm - Redmond has a particular set of skills Jan 30, 18:50 3
    - That made more sense without the correction. ;) -- nm - the liiou lu with space Jan 30, 18:57 2
      - O wait I see which one it was for now. ;) -- nm - the liiou lu with space Jan 30, 18:58 1
        
        Don't let Trish take away my donuts!!! -- nm - Redmond has a particular set of skills Jan 30, 19:08
- I heard she came to them after she got pregnant, so she might have shopped around, went to mexico like some folks do to get weird requests done like.. - zeitgeist for dogs Jan 30, 18:47
- Yeah, nobody knows. "Comments from the woman's mother suggested she conceived through in vitro fertilization, in which eggs from the mother are joined - mara Jan 30, 18:46 1
  - "This week on 'Baby Farm'... -- nm - TLC Jan 30, 18:50
Maybe she was participating in a paid pharmaceutical or medical study, does anyone really know anything? - Trish Jan 30, 18:41 3
- Vaxalott, by Prescott Pharmaceuticals. Side effects may include brain hemmorhage, extra toes, and chronic kneecap itch. -- nm - Stephen Colbert Jan 30, 18:48 2
  - *laughing* I'm feeling the nub-love now. - Trish Jan 30, 19:18 1
    - I commented on that on a previous board. - Chicken Little Jan 30, 19:20

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