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A Seattle fertility doctor says more patients are asking for twins because of Beyoncé and George Clooney, though doctors are steering them away due to dangers.
Last month, Beyonce and Jay Z announced they are expecting twins. One week later, George and Amal Clooney publicized the same. The internet and the entertainment world loved it, as did Dr. Lora Shahine's patients.
Dr. Shahine, a physician at Pacific Northwest Fertility, says in the week following those announcements, almost every patient inquired about double embryo transfers and twins.
"Our goal is one healthy baby at a time," Dr. Shahine said. "And I know it's going to take a lot of counseling to talk to patients about that."
Many fertility patients use In Vitro Fertilization. During IVF, a double embryo creates a high chance of multiple birth pregnancy (twins).
But Dr. Shahine says she rarely recommends a double embryo transfer because of the high risk of twin pregnancies, to both the mother and the baby. Dr. Shahine and several online fertility sources say, for the mother, multiple gestation drastically increases the risk of...
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