Going Against Procedure
Dr. Kamrava wasn’t sure about implanting all of Nadya’s fertilized eggs at once. It went against all good practices and even challenged some ethical codes – but Nadya was adamant, and Kamrava ultimately decided to go along with her wishes.
Nadya was aware of the risks.
But Kamrava didn’t stop there. Rather than injecting just the six fertilized eggs already left over from previous treatments, he went ahead and implanted 12 eggs in total – surpassing the recommended maximum number of eggs by 10!
Nadya wanted to make sure she’d get pregnant, and Kamrava went against all good judgement and humored her request.
Octuplets
Dr. Kamrava’s decision to go along with Nadya’s wishes is unprecedented in the medical community, and resulted in his medical license being revoked – but only after his IVF treatments had taken place… and after Nadya was found to be pregnant with eight babies.
But while others may have been worried about carrying so many babies to term, Nadya was excited.
No matter how excited she was, though, there were serious questions about whether she’d be physically capable of carrying so many babies to term, let alone care for them after they were born.