Malka Glazel, a 31-year-old school teacher, gave birth to quintuplets here. Doctors at Assaf Harofeh Hospital said the mother and infants, all boys, are doing well.
Mrs. Glazel, whose husband, Yaacov, is a construction foreman, underwent hormonal treatment during her pregnancy. She said she had known since the second month that she would have a multiple birth but did not expect quintuplets. According to the hospital, the birth of quintuplet boys is rare.
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