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MONTH AFTER MONTH, YEAR AFTER year, for 16 long years, Loretta and Basilio Jorge struggled without success to conceive a child. They endured two miscarriages and the $30,000 financial hit of two in-vitro fertilizations. Then, last December the Jorges, both 36, learned that Loretta's eggs and perhaps Basilio's sperm may have been used by their fertility doctor to impregnate another woman. Now they are waging an unprecedented custody battle for 6-year-old twins that makes King Solomon's dilemma look simple...
ROSEANNE is married...with child. Husband No. 3, her former bodyguard, Ben Thomas, got the bride pregnant through in-vitro fertilization. Their lively Nevada wedding last week was witnessed by 150 guests, who wore identifying wristbands instead of lapel stickers. To the relief of many, Roseanne did not sing Close...
...methods could make in-vitro fertilization easier...
Making a test-tube baby is a test of human endurance -- especially for the would-be mother. To start the process of in-vitro fertilization (IVF), she must submit to a two-week regimen of daily drug injections. They prepare her ovaries and cause perhaps half a dozen eggs to mature simultaneously, but the shots can also produce pain, bloating and sharp mood swings. Every day she undergoes tedious blood tests and ultrasound examinations: the doctors need to monitor the ovaries closely and remove the eggs at just the right time so they can be fertilized...
...average cost of one test-tube baby is more than $72,000, according to a study published today in the New England Journal of Medicine. A single attempt at in-vitro fertilization carries a price tag of $8,000, but because of the procedure's high rate of failure, the actual cost is multiplied many times over by repeated attempts. Only about 1 of 10 women gets pregnant with the first in-vitro procedure, and the odds only grow longer after that first...