Armenian quintuplets were conceived WITHOUT using any assisted reproductive technology

The quintuplets—four girls and one boy—born today in Yerevan, Armenia, were conceived naturally, without the use of any assisted reproductive technology. Moreover, these are the first quintuplets born since Armenia declared independence on September 21, 1991.

The babies of Lusine Pogosyan, 23, and David Karapetyan, 24, were born today, on May 3, at 4:00 in the morning by cesarean section. Their names are Anna, Tehmine, Lilit, Rosie, and Ara.

According to Andranik Poghosyan, MD, Director of Maternity Home at MC Erebouni, who performed the c-section, the quintuplets were conceived from 5 different oocytes, and each was in its own gestational sac.

During the first ultrasound examination, the young couple was told that they were going to have triplets. But soon after they found out that they were actually having quintuplets.

The babies were born at 28 weeks. The boy weighs about 880 grams, the smallest of the girls weighs about 650 grams. They are now in 4 different hospitals of Yerevan, and doctors hope they’ll be fine.

Photo by Arsen Sargsyan

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