Question

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. multiple unfertilized eggs can be released and fertilized. b. the hormones can cause multiple sperm to fertilize one egg. c. the hormones can cause multiple eggs to travel to the cervix. d. multiple unfertilized eggs can be stored in the uterus.

Explanation:

Follicle - stimulating and luteinizing hormones stimulate the ovaries to release multiple eggs. When multiple eggs are fertilized, it can lead to the birth of twins or triplets.

Answer:

A. Multiple unfertilized eggs can be released and fertilized.