One common fertility treatment for women is to take medications such as follicle-stimulating and luteinizing hormones to stimulate the ovaries. Why does this treatment increase the probability of producing twins or triplets?
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Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) stimulates the growth of ovarian follicles, which contain the eggs. Show more…
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