Oldest women to give birth deceived clinic -newspaper
The oldest woman ever to give birth deceived doctors to get the fertility treatment that let her have twins at 67 last month, a Sunday newspaper said.
Carmela Bousada, who gave birth to twins Christian and Pau on December 29, convinced a Los Angeles clinic she was 55, the cut-off age for their in-vitro fertilisation programme, News of the World said.
"They didn't ask for my age or my passport. I may look tired now but before the births I did look slim and a lot younger," the newspaper quoted Bousada as saying in an interview.
The clinic, the Pacific Fertility Centre in Los Angeles, was not immediately available for comment. The clinic has confirmed in media reports that it treated Bousada.
It says its success rate for women over the age of 43 is just two percent, compared to 56 percent for women under 34.
Bousada, a Spaniard, sold her home in Spain to raise 30,000 pounds ($60,000) to pay for the treatment in the United States. She chose donor eggs from a "pretty, brown-haired 18-year-old" and sperm from a blond, blue-eyed Italian American.
"I picked them from photos in a catalogue. It was a bit like studying an estate agent's brochure and choosing a house," the paper quoted her as saying.
First she went through hormone therapy, which allowed her to have periods for the first time in 18 years. She became pregnant on the first attempt.
She insisted she would not have trouble raising the twins as a single mother, despite her age.
"My mum lived to be 101 and there's no reason I couldn't do the same."
Woman decieved fertility clinic about age..was 67, not 55
Woman decieved fertility clinic about age..was 67, not 55
I just saw a story about this on ABC.
How is she going to take care of them?
She'll be 77 when theyre 10!
How is she going to take care of them?
She'll be 77 when theyre 10!
The poolhall's a great equalizer. In the poolhall, nobody cares how old you are, how young you are, what color your skin is or how much money you've got in your pocket... It's about how you move. I remember this kid once who could move around a pool table like nobody had ever seen. Hour after hour, rack after rack, his shots just went in. The cue was part of his arm and the balls had eyes. And the thing that made him so good was... He thought he could never miss. I know, 'cause that kid was me.
Woman decieved fertility clinic about age..was 67, not 55
I know!! I mean it is great that her mom lived to 101 years! But how was her health? I mean, I am 52, but I do not think I have it in me to care for one baby, much less twins. Especially as a single parent.
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Woman decieved fertility clinic about age..was 67, not 55
If I were desperate to have a child, I might have lied too. But that said, this was a purely selfish act. She'll probably be dead before they graduate high school. 
Woman decieved fertility clinic about age..was 67, not 55
Marie5656;532912 wrote: I know!! I mean it is great that her mom lived to 101 years! But how was her health? I mean, I am 52, but I do not think I have it in me to care for one baby, much less twins. Especially as a single parent.
Her health?
What about the kids' health?
As long as the kids are fine I see nothing wrong with it, but 67...:yh_sweat
Her health?
What about the kids' health?
As long as the kids are fine I see nothing wrong with it, but 67...:yh_sweat