One common fertility treatment for women is to take medications such as follicle-stimulating and luteinizing hormones to stimulate the ovaries. Why does this treatment increase the probability of producing twins or triplets?

A.

The hormones can cause multiple eggs to travel to the cervix.

B.

Multiple unfertilized eggs can be released and fertilized.

C.

Multiple unfertilized eggs can be stored in the uterus.

D.

The hormones can cause multiple sperm to fertilize one egg.

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Jagger Braun

Biology

16 February, 06:46

One common fertility treatment for women is to take medications such as follicle-stimulating and luteinizing hormones to stimulate the ovaries. Why does this treatment increase the probability of producing twins or triplets?

A.

The hormones can cause multiple eggs to travel to the cervix.

B.

Multiple unfertilized eggs can be released and fertilized.

C.

Multiple unfertilized eggs can be stored in the uterus.

D.

The hormones can cause multiple sperm to fertilize one egg.

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Macey Schwartz · Answer 1

Answer: Option B

Explanation:

The hormones such as follicle stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormones stimulates the ovary producing multiple eggs if taken externally in the form of medication.

There are chances that the multiple eggs and at the time of fertilization more than one egg can get fertilized at the same time and twins can form.

Tori Hubbard · Answer 2

Tori Hubbard 16 February, 07:16

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The answer should be B