Us Magazine
Forget Mother Nature Us Weekly reports in its new issue, on
newsstands now, that
Angelina
Jolie and
Brad Pitt turned to fertility treatments to quickly
conceive twins Knox and Vivienne.
"They conceived through in vitro fertilization," a well-placed
source within their camp tells Us. "They both desperately wanted
more babies soon."
The chance of having fraternal twins at Angelina's age (
33) naturally is under 1 percent; with in vitro, the
chances are 25 percent. Says Dr. Arthur Wisot of L.A.'s
Reproductive Medical Group (who did not treat the couple), "We live
in an era of reproductive freedom, so anybody can do anything they
want within legal limits."
See photos of Angelina Jolie's pregnant with the
twins.
The actress chose the procedure (which can cost around $12,000 a
pop) so "she wouldn't have to deal with the stress of trying to get
pregnant," the source tells Us. "She could just knock it out."
Indeed, Jolie has spoken about her goal to do just that.
"If we're going to have 10 kids, we'd like to raise them while
we're young," she told
Elle U.K. last year.
Brad Pitt turns
45 on December 18.
A source adds: "They were too impatient."
Knox and Vivienne born in Nice, France on July
12 join the couple's adopted brood of
Maddox, 6, Pax, 4, Zahara, 3, and biological
daughter
Shiloh, 2.
See photos of Angelina Jolie and her
children.
Check out the new issue of Us Weekly, available now, for the
complete story on why Brad pushed Angelina for biological kids, who
inspired her to choose pregnancy over adoption this time around,
and how they plan to raise their six young children.
See photos of the gifts Angelina Jolie's twins
got.
Tell Us: How do you feel about using in vitro?
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