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OctoMom's 8 Babies Result of Human Fertility Study, Says Doc
While on the stand to give testimony in his medical license hearing today, Dr. Michael Kamrava says that Nadya Suleman, aka OctoMom was "implanted with 12 embryos as part of a human study on fertility methods," reports KTLA.
Kamrava claims that Suleman heard about the study, and volunteered to take part, and that she "signed a consent form listing the risks involved."
In the less than eight years during which Suleman was under his medical care, Kamrava implanted in her "60 fresh embryos that resulted in a total of 14 children." The doctor claims he had only intended for her to have single-child pregnancies with each implantation, although he also testified she'd told him she was interested in having a total of ten children.
Following Kamrava's testimony, closing arguments began.
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