A friend tells you that she is on a fertility drug to increase the number of follicles during ovulation and is so excited about the possibility of having twins. Based on the reading, would you agree that she has an increased possibility of conceiving twins?
A. Yes, fertility drugs increase the rate of multiple births by increasing the probability of releasing more than one ovum, which might lead to twins.
B. No, the use of fertility drugs is in no way related in giving birth to twins.
C. No, having twins is unpredictable and modern medicine has not been able to alter the process in any way.
D. Yes, infertility drugs have shown to increase the rate multiples but only triplets and not twins.
Answer: A
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