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Chinese couples using fertility drug to skirt 1-child policy
CBC News
September 29, 2006
Chinese women are turning to the illegal practice of using a fertility drug to exploit a loophole in the country's one-child policy.
Clomiphene citrate is used for women with irregular menstruation, but when a healthy woman takes the tablets, it increases the chances of having twins or triplets.
China's one-child policy prohibits most Chinese people living in cities from having more than one child, but it does not penalize anyone who has a multiple birth.
The drug works by changing brain chemistry to make a women's body release more eggs.
By stimulating multiple births, the drug also helps a woman increase the odds of having a boy, which is valued for carrying on the family line.
The drug is supposed to require a prescription, but is available without one. A three-month supply can be bought for the equivalent of about $1.50.
Despite warnings from Chinese authorities, doctors are seeing a sharp rise in multiple conceptions.
In many cases, women decide during their pregnancies that they don't want twins or triplets. They have one option, said Dr. Ga Ming Je, to abort the unwanted fetuses.
"If the pregnancy is more than two babies, we must reduce," she said.
Aside from the difficulty of giving birth to twins or triplets, women who take the drug face an increased risk of ovarian cancer when it is not used properly. It can also cause ovarian cysts.
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