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.
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IVF Births Account for 2% of US Newborns: Here's 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.

