A 63-year-old California woman has given birth to a healthygirl.
Word of the birth late last year comes today from doctors attheUniversity of Southern California's Program for AssistedReproduction.
Doctors didn't know the woman's true age when she first soughthelp three years ago. She said she was 50. The U.S.C. programdoesn't accept women over age 55.
The program's director says the woman sailed through medicaltests to determine if she could withstand the rigors of pregnancy.Dr. Richard Paulson says it's remarkable that a 63-year-old womancould successfully deliver a healthy child.
The woman conceived through in vitro fertilization, using adonor egg.
The woman's husband is 60. They have no other children.
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