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[quote=Anonymous]I haven't done IVF, but I know two couples who did IVF and ended up with twins (not identical, and they transferred two eggs).

Both couples had the attitude that, "Hey, we want two kids anyway, so no worried about twins."

Both couples delivered their twins around 26 weeks.  The babies spent months in the NICU, and then returned for a few hospital stays during the course of the rest of the year.

I believe that is what your doctor is talking about when he talks about the risk of twin pregnancy to mother and child.  For some reason, statistically, with IVF twins, there is a greater risk of pre-term birth.

I have had some issues with infertility and have done some reading on this after observing the experiences of the two couples I know.

In my reading, I've read that even with a single embryo, there is an increased possibility of twins.  So take that into account, too, because it means that transferring two embryos doesn't just increase the likelihood of twins, it also increases (although slightly) the likelihood of triplets.

This isn't to say you shouldn't transfer two.  It's all about weighing the risks against the hoped-for outcomes.  But I do think that it's important to realize the possible outcomes.

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