1.   As fertility doctors implanted more eggs or prescribed stronger doses of egg-stimulating drugs, the number of quads grew.

2.   Because the odds of one fertilized egg developing into a baby are slim, doctors typically implant several at once.

3.   Diane said that she became pregnant with twins when her doctor implanted five embryos.

4.   Doctors then implanted four fertilized eggs, with two surviving the process.

5.   Doctors had implanted a portocath in her chest so that she could receive frequent injections of an experimental asthma drug.

6.   Doctors implanted a metal mesh to help keep open a coronary vessel following the surgery.

7.   Doctors can implant a small number of the embryos that result and save any extras, freezing them for future pregnancies.

8.   European and Canadian doctors have been implanting the Intacs rings for up to three years already.

9.   He suffered a mild heart attack in November, after which doctors implanted a metal scaffolding, or stent, to open a clogged artery.

10.   Her doctor implants two to four embryos, hoping one will attach to her uterus and become a baby.