IVF was first developed in the 1970s to help women with blocked fallopian tubes. It has since expanded to help conception in many other contexts.
Mandatory Credit:	Kacper Pempel/Reuters via CNN Newsource

IVF was first developed in the 1970s to help women with blocked fallopian tubes. It has since expanded to help conception in many other contexts.
Mandatory Credit: Kacper Pempel/Reuters via CNN Newsource

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About 2% of babies born in US are from IVF - what you need to know

Talk to a group of 100 people born in the United States, and chances are two of them were born as the result of in vitro fertilization, said Dr. Zev Williams, director of the Columbia University Fertility Center.