Doctor ‘implanted 12 embryos’ in octuplet pregnancy case

A FERTILITY doctor implanted a dozen embryos in the pregnancy that gave Nadya Suleman octuplets, a California state attorney said, a number that another doctor said was unheard of and surpasses Suleman’s assertion that only six embryos were implanted.

Dr Michael Kamrava’s action endangered the mother and violated national standards of care, deputy attorney general Judith Alvarado said at the Medical Board of California’s hearing to consider revoking or suspending the Beverly Hills physician’s license.

Dr Kamrava “knew that a 12-embryo transfer was unsafe”, Alvarado said in her opening statement.