Report: Brad & Angelina Conceived Twins Through In Vitro
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FIRST PUBLISHED: July 24, 2008 2:22 PM EDT
LAST UPDATED: July 24, 2008 2:29 PM EDT
LOS ANGELES, Calif. --
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt may have had a little help conceiving their two new bundles of joy, according to Us Weekly, which reported claims that the couple used fertility treatments prior to the conception of Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline.
“They conceived through in vitro fertilization,” a source reportedly told Us Weekly. “They both desperately wanted more babies soon.”
Knox and Vivienne were born at Lenval Hospital in Nice, France on July 12.
The babies were delivered by cesarean, which had been moved up from the originally scheduled date “for medical reasons,” according to Dr. Michael Sussman, who delivered the twins.
The 33-year-old Angelina reportedly opted for the treatment to avoid the hassle of trying to get pregnant.
”[She did it so] she wouldn’t have to deal with the stress of trying to get pregnant. She could just knock it out,” the Us Weekly source added.
If the couple did in fact use fertility treatments to aid their efforts, it may not be much of a surprise. In an interview with Elle U.K. in 2007, Angelina spoke about the desire to raise her children before she and Brad, 44, get too old.
“If we’re going to have 10 kids, we’d like to raise them while we’re young,” she said at the time.
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